Read Git commit history

Find a commit, read its details and open a changed file in the Windows app.

In the Windows app, open a Git-backed project in a folder on your PC. You can use local Git without signing in.

Open history

  1. Open Source Control and choose History.

  2. Choose Refresh to reload the repository history and references.

Find a commit

  1. Use Text or hash to search commit subjects, hashes or authors.

  2. Use Paths to find commits that changed a matching file path.

  3. Use Branch or tag to filter reference names, then expand Local, Remote or Tags to inspect the matching names.

  4. Choose Load older commits when it appears to load earlier commits.

Inspect a commit

  1. Select a commit to read its message, author, hash and parent commits in the details area.

  2. Select a file in the changed-file list to open its comparison.

Read the source control guide for local Git and remote account setup.