Once you have got the dictionary files, you probably need to rename them so that the filenames only have the locale chars in it. See how GitKraken vs TortoiseGit differ in price, cross-platform support, issue tracking integrations, and more before you download the superior GitKraken. Preview releases are provided on an irregular basis, however, w/o translations. This version is used by the TortoiseGit developers for their daily work (in the past these also were of good quality). Otherwise, you need to download the required dictionary files from The preview releases are built from the latest code that represents the cutting edge of the TortoiseGit development.

If you have, LibreOffice or Mozilla installed, you can copy those dictionaries, which are located in the installation folders for those applications. Or you can install the dictionaries yourself.

When using the Windows spell checker, you need to install the dictionary in Windows first. After the installation finishes, the translation will be available. This will install the appropriate dictionary files as well as the TortoiseGit local user interface. If you want other languages, the easiest option is simply to install one of TortoiseGit's language packs (see the section called “Language Packs”).

The installer by default automatically adds the US English dictionary. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Sourcetree or GitKraken Client. However, this needs to be enabled manually in advanced settings (key Win8SpellChecker) at the moment. TortoiseGit is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. TortoiseGit can also use the spell checker shipped with Windows 8+. By default the spell checker uses the same dictionary files as LibreOffice, and Mozilla. This is especially useful if the project language is not your native language. TortoiseGit includes a spell checker which allows you to check your commit log messages.

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