How to Install Git Source Control Plugin (EGit) into Eclipse

This short video demonstrates how to download and install the Git Source Control Eclipse Plugin (also known as EGit) into your Eclipse Application.

Note: Make sure you have JRE 6 installed on your computer. You can download it from here:

[kishoresakat]

Thanks for this simple and elegant video.

[digioz]

Good idea. A link to EGit has been added.

[trinhnguyen-doan]

Thanks for the video. It's helpful.

[digioz]

An additional issue that may cause Eclipse to throw this error is if you have both JDK 7 installed. Go ahead and removed all existing JAVA software, then download JRE 6 and install it, then add the new JRE 6 Java directory path to your environment variables. This should resolve the issue for you for sure.

[sathishk]

I have done in eclipse as shown in the video, I dint get the Git in open perspective, I dint get any warning messages when i installed it, after that eclipse is restarted, I am not able to see the Git in eclipse, And few minutes later i did same process again but it just showed that "you already installed it" what should i do? is there any software need download for the Git?

[subhasreemurugan]

Cannot complete install bcz one or more items not found .missing req org.eclipse it couldn't be found error.kindly reply back🤧

[digioz]

Sounds like you may be running an older version of Eclipse. Go ahead and run an update on your Eclipse Version, then try again.

[RTemiy]

What is wrong with adding link to EGit extension in video description ?