Git Branch Stats

Git Branch Stats is a Visual Studio tool window that gives you an at-a-glance view of the Git repository behind your current solution — who contributed what, how your branches differ, and quick branch switching — all without leaving the IDE.

Why you might like it

When you work on a shared repository it’s easy to lose track of who has been doing what and how far your branches have diverged. Git Branch Stats brings that information right into Visual Studio: open the tool window and you immediately see author activity, branch differences, and the commits that set two branches apart.

Features

👤 Author statistics

See per-author activity for the current branch in a sortable table:

• number of commits
• files changed
• lines added and lines deleted

🔀 Branch switching

Check out any local branch directly from the tool window — pick it from the list and click Switch. If files are locked by a running build or the running app, you get a clear message instead of a crash.

📊 Branch comparison

Compare any two branches and instantly see:

• commits ahead / behind
• files changed
• insertions and deletions
• the full list of unique commits (SHA, author, date, message)

🌐 Localization & custom translations

• Switch the interface between English and Russian.
• Create your own translation right in the Settings tab: you get a table of every English string with a field for your version, save it under a name, and it becomes a new selectable language.
• Anything you leave untranslated automatically falls back to English.

🎨 Theme-aware UI

The window follows your active Visual Studio theme — Light, Dark, and Blue — and repaints automatically when you switch themes.

Getting started

1. Open a solution that lives in a Git repository.
2. Open View → Git Branch Stats.
3. The window reads the solution’s repository and shows the statistics.
4. Use the Settings tab to change the language or add a custom translation.

Requirements

• Visual Studio 2022 or newer
• A solution stored in a Git repository

Built on LibGit2Sharp — no separate Git installation is required.

Feedback

Found a bug or have an idea? Please open an issue on the project repository.