I would describe TortoiseGit as file-centric, while most other git Gui tools (including this, judging by the screenshots) are timeline-centric. With timelines,

I would describe TortoiseGit as file-centric, while most other git Gui tools (including this, judging by the screenshots) are timeline-centric. With timelines, you are dealing mainly with diffs (what's changed in your working directory, or a commit), and the files involved are just a side effect of that. The files that are unchanged are simply not displayed at all in the UI. This is especially conducive to using the staging area and committing partial files. Tortoise shows you working directory diffs but only if you ask via several clicks (eg, creating a commit). Because you interact via Explorer, every time-based action is hidden behind context menu. IMHO about the only thing easier in tortoise is viewing history or blame on a specific file or directory.