This Visual Studio extension is for users that need a easier way to handle with Git submodules inside Visual Studio.

• Visual Studio 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015
• .NET Framework 4.5
• Git for Windows

1. Download from Visual Studio extension site or over Visual Studio extension manager (or direct)
2. Install VSIX
3. Restart Visual Studio
4. Menu -> View -> Other Windows -> Git Submodules

• The tool window is automatic close on visual studio 2010 shutdown
• It's currently not possible to restore the window on startup without a partial crash inside visual studio 2010
• When you know about this problem and you have a solution, please write me

• See milestones inside bugtracker

• Fetch
• Update (Force)
• Pull origin master
• Init
• Deinit (Force)

• Git version
• Path to the current open solution
  • Left-click for open in File-Explorer
• Current brach and count of all local branches of the repository
  • Tool-Tip with list of all local branches of the repository
• Submodules of this repository
  • Status of the submodule (HEAD, Current, Error, Unkown)
  • Name of the Submodule
    • Left-click for open in File-Explorer
  • Id (SHA-1) of the submodule
    • Full version on expaned info, otherwise short version
    • Mark and use CTRL+C to copy to clipboard
  • Current branch and count of branches of this submodule
    • Tool-Tip with list of all local branches of the repository
  • Last Tag of the submodule
    • Mark and use CTRL+C to copy to clipboard
  • Status of the submodule

• Open in File-Explorer
• Update (Force)
• Pull origin master
• Init
• Deinit (Force)
• Copy complete id to clipboard
• Copy short id to clipboard
• Copy complete tag to clipboard
• Copy branch name to clipboard
• Copy branch list to clipboard

• Show all informations and all functions only for the current entered submodule
  • All other submodules show only name, short id and buttons for update and pull orgin master
• Supported any used Visual Studio theme
• Automatic fetch submodule status from server on first open of a soultion
• Debug and error messages will be written on a separate output window
• The output window is automatical actiavte on the first use and when a error occures

On dark theme

On blue theme

On light theme

• Indicator Icons
• Found: Via IconFinder
• Licence: Free for commercial use
• Autor: Andy Gogena
• Website: http://www.graphicrating.com/
• Changes: Reduced image dimensions
• Git Logo
• Found: On Git website -> Orange logomark for light backgrounds
• Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
• Auto: Jason Long
• Website: https://git-scm.com/downloads/logos
• Changes: Reduced image dimensions