Install Git Extensions for Visual Studio 2017

Sunday, August 19, 2018 / mcchu28


Possibly save 1 hour of your time: This article explains how you can get Git Extensions working with Visual Studio 2017.

You need to install the following:
  • Git (Git-2.18.0-64-bit.exe)
  • Git Extensions (GitExtensions-2.51.04.msi)
  • Visual Studio plugin for using Git Extensions (GitExtensionsVSIX.vsix)
Download Git
https://git-scm.com/download/win

Download Git Extensions
When you are installing, it will ask you to select the product you want to install the extension to:
choose Visual Studio 2017

After you install this, you may not see the Git Extensions on the Visual Studio 2017 menu. To see it, you need to do the next step.

Download Visual Studio plugin for using Git Extensions
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=HenkWesthuis.GitExtensions#overview

You may get the following error when running GitExtensions:
Error: The command to run git is not configured correct.
Fix: You need to make sure you have install Git.

Once all above steps are done, you should see the following: