# Difference gitea-X.X.X-windows-4.0-amd64.exe vs gitea-X.X.X-gogit-windows-4.0-amd64.exe

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**Created:** [November 15, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/difference-gitea-x-x-x-windows-4-0-amd64-exe-vs-gitea-x-x-x-gogit-windows-4-0-amd64-exe/4098 "2021-11-15T15:54:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![schtebo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/schtebo/32/1822_2.png) [@schtebo](https://forum.gitea.com/u/schtebo)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/difference-gitea-x-x-x-windows-4-0-amd64-exe-vs-gitea-x-x-x-gogit-windows-4-0-amd64-exe/4098/1 "2021-11-15T15:54:01Z")

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Hi,  
could you please tell me, what is the difference between:

gitea-X.X.X-windows-4.0-amd64.exe  
and  
gitea-X.X.X-gogit-windows-4.0-amd64.exe

Thank you + BR

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**Author:** ![eeyrjmr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/eeyrjmr/32/1095_2.png) [@eeyrjmr](https://forum.gitea.com/u/eeyrjmr)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/difference-gitea-x-x-x-windows-4-0-amd64-exe-vs-gitea-x-x-x-gogit-windows-4-0-amd64-exe/4098/2 "2021-11-15T17:55:17Z")

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one requires winGit to be installed while the other is built with go’s implementation of git.

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**Author:** ![techknowlogick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/techknowlogick/32/4706_2.png) [@techknowlogick](https://forum.gitea.com/u/techknowlogick)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/difference-gitea-x-x-x-windows-4-0-amd64-exe-vs-gitea-x-x-x-gogit-windows-4-0-amd64-exe/4098/3 "2021-11-15T18:57:37Z")

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both require git to be installed, but for windows it is recommended that you use the gogit version. It uses a golang based git library for many of the internal git operations which windows prefers