Git Direct Download Source

Name: Git
Author: Software Freedom Conservancy

Direct package links and installation notes for Windows/macOS/Linux

Developer Tools · v2.54.0 · Free (GPL)

Distributed version control system

Source record, not a product review. Automated checks can confirm URL availability but not package safety, installation behavior, or offline operation. Catalog maintained by Avinash Verma.

License: Free (GPL)

Size: 62 MB

Platforms: Windows macOS Linux

Download summary

Git is a developer tool for Windows/macOS/Linux, published by Software Freedom Conservancy. A direct download link from the publisher is recorded below. Some installers still fetch optional components during setup. The recorded publisher site is git-scm.com. We do not host or modify installer files.

Sources and identity

External references used to identify the product and publisher. These links do not prove that we installed the package.

Wikipedia article Source on GitHub

Download options

Recorded package links, store pages, and browser extensions where available.

Platform

Build

Architecture

Package

Download

Notes

Windows

ARM64

Git for Windows ARM64 installer

ARM64

EXE

Download

Official ARM64 installer

Windows

EXE

Git for Windows installer 64-bit

64-bit

EXE

Download

Official Git for Windows installer

Windows

Portable

PortableGit 64-bit package

64-bit

EXE

Download

Official portable self-extracting package

Direct package links are shown when the catalog contains a file URL. Confirm the final hostname, publisher signature, version, and architecture before deployment.

Source note: a direct package URL is recorded above. We have not independently installed every listed build or confirmed that setup remains fully offline.

We do not host software files. Links may resolve to a publisher domain, its release repository, app store, CDN, or a documented distribution host; inspect the final destination before running a file.

What Git does

Git is the free, open-source distributed version control system created by Linus Torvalds in 2005 and now the standard for tracking source code. Every clone is a full repository with complete history, so developers can commit, branch, and merge locally and offline, then synchronize with remotes like GitHub or GitLab when connected. On Windows, the official installer (Git for Windows) bundles the Git command line, Git Bash, a credential manager, and optional integration with the system PATH and editors. Git LFS handles large binary files, and the same commands work identically across Windows, macOS, and Linux, so workflows transfer between machines. The offline installer is the complete setup and installs without a network connection, which suits developer workstations and build/CI machines in restricted environments. Download Git from Software Freedom Conservancy's official source, linked here.

Reference images

Git Developer Tools preview card — Git — Developer Tools

Reference imagery is included for product identification and is not evidence of a hands-on installation test. Rights remain with the respective owners and credited sources.

Product features

Distributed model — every clone holds the full history and works offline
Fast local branching and merging for feature and release workflows
Git for Windows bundles Git Bash and a credential manager
Works with any remote host (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, self-hosted)
Scriptable command line that integrates with editors and CI systems

Installation notes

These are general package notes from the catalog, not a claim that every listed build was independently tested on every supported platform.

1
Download the Git offline installer from the official source below.
2
Follow the on-screen instructions, selecting your preferred options for installation.
3
Choose the installation directory and any additional components you wish to install.
4
Click 'Install' to begin the installation, and wait for it to complete.
5
Launch Git — installation is complete.