| Gerrit | |
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| Original author | |
| Initial release | 2 November 2009 (2009-11-02) (independent release, labelled version 2)1 |
| Stable release | 3.14.02 
/ 15 May 2026 |
| Written in | Java |
| Platform | Java Platform, Enterprise Edition |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Code review |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | www |
| Repository | |
Gerrit (/ˈɡɛrɪt/ GERR-it) is a free, web-based team code collaboration tool. Software developers in a team can review each other's modifications on their source code using a Web browser and approve or reject those changes. It integrates closely with Git, a distributed version control system.
Gerrit is a fork of Rietveld, a code review tool for Subversion. Both are named after Dutch designer Gerrit Rietveld.34
History
Originally written in Python like Rietveld, it is now written in Java (Java EE Servlet) with SQL since version 2 and a custom-made Git-based database (NoteDb) since version 3.5
In versions 2.0–2.16 Gerrit used Google Web Toolkit6 for its browser-based front-end. After being developed and used in parallel with GWT for versions 2.14–2.16, a new Polymer7 web UI replaced the GWT UI in version 3.0.
References
References
- "Gerrit2 - Access Controls". gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- "Release 3.14.0". 15 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- "Gerrit's History". Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- van Rossum, Guido (2008-05-06). "An Open Source App: Rietveld Code Review Tool". Blogspot. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- "Gerrit Code Review - NoteDb Backend". 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- "Gerrit: Google-style code review meets git". LWN.net. 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- "Gerrit Polymer Frontend". Retrieved 2020-10-12.