diff --git a/lib/libgit2dart.dart b/lib/libgit2dart.dart
index 60e97ec..d22077f 100644
--- a/lib/libgit2dart.dart
+++ b/lib/libgit2dart.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export 'src/repository.dart';
 export 'src/config.dart';
+export 'src/signature.dart';
 export 'src/error.dart';
 export 'src/types.dart';
diff --git a/lib/src/bindings/commit.dart b/lib/src/bindings/commit.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..336a19f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/bindings/commit.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import 'dart:ffi';
+import 'package:ffi/ffi.dart';
+import '../error.dart';
+import 'libgit2_bindings.dart';
+import '../util.dart';
+
+/// Lookup a commit object from a repository.
+///
+/// The returned object should be released with `free()` when no longer needed.
+///
+/// Throws a [LibGit2Error] if error occured.
+Pointer<git_commit> lookup(Pointer<git_repository> repo, Pointer<git_oid> id) {
+  final out = calloc<Pointer<git_commit>>();
+  final error = libgit2.git_commit_lookup(out, repo, id);
+
+  if (error < 0) {
+    throw LibGit2Error(libgit2.git_error_last());
+  } else {
+    return out.value;
+  }
+}
+
+/// Get the encoding for the message of a commit, as a string representing a standard encoding name.
+///
+/// The encoding may be NULL if the encoding header in the commit is missing;
+/// in that case UTF-8 is assumed.
+String messageEncoding(Pointer<git_commit> commit) {
+  final result = libgit2.git_commit_message_encoding(commit);
+  if (result == nullptr) {
+    return 'utf-8';
+  } else {
+    return result.cast<Utf8>().toDartString();
+  }
+}
+
+/// Get the full message of a commit.
+///
+/// The returned message will be slightly prettified by removing any potential leading newlines.
+String message(Pointer<git_commit> commit) {
+  final out = libgit2.git_commit_message(commit);
+  return out.cast<Utf8>().toDartString();
+}
+
+/// Get the id of a commit.
+Pointer<git_oid> id(Pointer<git_commit> commit) =>
+    libgit2.git_commit_id(commit);
+
+/// Get the number of parents of this commit.
+int parentCount(Pointer<git_commit> commit) =>
+    libgit2.git_commit_parentcount(commit);
+
+/// Get the oid of a specified parent for a commit.
+///
+/// Throws a [LibGit2Error] if error occured.
+Pointer<git_oid> parentId(Pointer<git_commit> commit, int n) {
+  final parentOid = libgit2.git_commit_parent_id(commit, n);
+
+  if (parentOid is int && parentOid as int < 0) {
+    throw LibGit2Error(libgit2.git_error_last());
+  } else {
+    return parentOid;
+  }
+}
+
+/// Get the commit time (i.e. committer time) of a commit.
+int time(Pointer<git_commit> commit) => libgit2.git_commit_time(commit);
+
+/// Get the committer of a commit.
+Pointer<git_signature> committer(Pointer<git_commit> commit) {
+  return libgit2.git_commit_committer(commit);
+}
+
+/// Get the author of a commit.
+Pointer<git_signature> author(Pointer<git_commit> commit) {
+  return libgit2.git_commit_author(commit);
+}
+
+/// Get the id of the tree pointed to by a commit.
+Pointer<git_oid> tree(Pointer<git_commit> commit) {
+  return libgit2.git_commit_tree_id(commit);
+}
+
+/// Get the repository that contains the commit.
+Pointer<git_repository> owner(Pointer<git_commit> commit) =>
+    libgit2.git_commit_owner(commit);
+
+/// Close an open commit.
+///
+/// IMPORTANT: It is necessary to call this method when you stop using a commit.
+/// Failure to do so will cause a memory leak.
+void free(Pointer<git_commit> commit) => libgit2.git_commit_free(commit);
diff --git a/lib/src/bindings/signature.dart b/lib/src/bindings/signature.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3a0364
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/bindings/signature.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import 'dart:ffi';
+import 'package:ffi/ffi.dart';
+import '../error.dart';
+import 'libgit2_bindings.dart';
+import '../util.dart';
+
+/// Create a new action signature.
+///
+/// Note: angle brackets ('<' and '>') characters are not allowed to be used in
+/// either the name or the email parameter.
+///
+/// Throws a [LibGit2Error] if error occured.
+Pointer<git_signature> create(
+  String name,
+  String email,
+  int time,
+  int offset,
+) {
+  final out = calloc<Pointer<git_signature>>();
+  final nameC = name.toNativeUtf8().cast<Int8>();
+  final emailC = email.toNativeUtf8().cast<Int8>();
+  final error = libgit2.git_signature_new(out, nameC, emailC, time, offset);
+  calloc.free(nameC);
+  calloc.free(emailC);
+
+  if (error < 0) {
+    throw LibGit2Error(libgit2.git_error_last());
+  } else {
+    return out.value;
+  }
+}
+
+/// Create a new action signature with a timestamp of 'now'.
+///
+/// Throws a [LibGit2Error] if error occured.
+Pointer<git_signature> now(String name, String email) {
+  final out = calloc<Pointer<git_signature>>();
+  final nameC = name.toNativeUtf8().cast<Int8>();
+  final emailC = email.toNativeUtf8().cast<Int8>();
+  final error = libgit2.git_signature_now(out, nameC, emailC);
+  calloc.free(nameC);
+  calloc.free(emailC);
+
+  if (error < 0) {
+    throw LibGit2Error(libgit2.git_error_last());
+  } else {
+    return out.value;
+  }
+}
+
+/// Free an existing signature.
+void free(Pointer<git_signature> sig) => libgit2.git_signature_free(sig);
diff --git a/lib/src/commit.dart b/lib/src/commit.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22ed274
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/commit.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import 'dart:ffi';
+import 'bindings/libgit2_bindings.dart';
+import 'bindings/commit.dart' as bindings;
+import 'oid.dart';
+import 'signature.dart';
+import 'util.dart';
+
+class Commit {
+  /// Initializes a new instance of [Commit] class from provided pointer to
+  /// commit object in memory.
+  ///
+  /// Should be freed with `free()` to release allocated memory.
+  Commit(this._commitPointer) {
+    libgit2.git_libgit2_init();
+  }
+
+  /// Initializes a new instance of [Commit] class from provided pointer to [Repository]
+  /// object in memory and pointer to [Oid] object in memory.
+  ///
+  /// Should be freed with `free()` to release allocated memory.
+  Commit.lookup(Pointer<git_repository> repo, Pointer<git_oid> oid) {
+    libgit2.git_libgit2_init();
+    _commitPointer = bindings.lookup(repo, oid);
+  }
+
+  /// Pointer to memory address for allocated commit object.
+  late final Pointer<git_commit> _commitPointer;
+
+  /// Returns the encoding for the message of a commit, as a string
+  /// representing a standard encoding name.
+  String get messageEncoding => bindings.messageEncoding(_commitPointer);
+
+  /// Returns the full message of a commit.
+  ///
+  /// The returned message will be slightly prettified by removing any potential leading newlines.
+  String get message => bindings.message(_commitPointer);
+
+  /// Returns the id of a commit.
+  Oid get id => Oid(bindings.id(_commitPointer));
+
+  /// Returns the commit time (i.e. committer time) of a commit.
+  int get time => bindings.time(_commitPointer);
+
+  /// Returns the committer of a commit.
+  Signature get committer => Signature(bindings.committer(_commitPointer));
+
+  /// Returns the author of a commit.
+  Signature get author => Signature(bindings.author(_commitPointer));
+
+  /// Returns list of parent commits.
+  ///
+  /// Throws a [LibGit2Error] if error occured.
+  List<Commit> get parents {
+    var parents = <Commit>[];
+    final parentCount = bindings.parentCount(_commitPointer);
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < parentCount; i++) {
+      final parentOid = bindings.parentId(_commitPointer, i);
+
+      if (parentOid != nullptr) {
+        final owner = bindings.owner(_commitPointer);
+        final commit = bindings.lookup(owner, parentOid);
+        parents.add(Commit(commit));
+      }
+    }
+
+    return parents;
+  }
+
+  /// Get the id of the tree pointed to by a commit.
+  Oid get tree => Oid(bindings.tree(_commitPointer));
+
+  /// Releases memory allocated for commit object.
+  void free() {
+    bindings.free(_commitPointer);
+    libgit2.git_libgit2_shutdown();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/config.dart b/lib/src/config.dart
index e2e2814..3f6dcb3 100644
--- a/lib/src/config.dart
+++ b/lib/src/config.dart
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import 'bindings/libgit2_bindings.dart';
 import 'bindings/config.dart' as bindings;
 import 'util.dart';
 
-/// [Config] provides management of global configuration options
-/// (system, global, XDG, excluding repository config)
 class Config {
   /// Initializes a new instance of [Config] class from provided
   /// pointer to config object in memory.
+  ///
+  /// Should be freed with `free()` to release allocated memory.
   Config(this._configPointer) {
     libgit2.git_libgit2_init();
   }
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Config {
   /// [path] should point to single on-disk file; it's expected to be a native
   /// Git config file following the default Git config syntax (see man git-config).
   ///
-  /// [Config] object should be closed with [free] function to release allocated memory.
+  /// Should be freed with `free()` to release allocated memory.
   Config.open([String? path]) {
     libgit2.git_libgit2_init();
 
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class Config {
   ///
   /// Opens the system configuration file.
   ///
+  /// Should be freed with `free()` to release allocated memory.
+  ///
   /// Throws a [LibGit2Error] if error occured.
   Config.system() {
     libgit2.git_libgit2_init();
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ class Config {
   ///
   /// Opens the global configuration file.
   ///
+  /// Should be freed with `free()` to release allocated memory.
+  ///
   /// Throws an error if file has not been found.
   Config.global() {
     libgit2.git_libgit2_init();
@@ -63,6 +67,8 @@ class Config {
   ///
   /// Opens the global XDG configuration file.
   ///
+  /// Should be freed with `free()` to release allocated memory.
+  ///
   /// Throws a [LibGit2Error] if error occured.
   Config.xdg() {
     libgit2.git_libgit2_init();
diff --git a/lib/src/index.dart b/lib/src/index.dart
index 44d52b2..7c6083d 100644
--- a/lib/src/index.dart
+++ b/lib/src/index.dart
@@ -97,19 +97,19 @@ class Index {
     late final Oid oid;
     late final Tree tree;
     if (target is Oid) {
-      tree = Tree(bindings.owner(_indexPointer), target.pointer);
+      tree = Tree.lookup(bindings.owner(_indexPointer), target.pointer);
     } else if (target is Tree) {
       tree = target;
     } else if (isValidShaHex(target as String)) {
       if (target.length == 40) {
         oid = Oid.fromSHA(target);
-        tree = Tree(bindings.owner(_indexPointer), oid.pointer);
+        tree = Tree.lookup(bindings.owner(_indexPointer), oid.pointer);
       } else {
         final shortOid = Oid.fromSHAn(target);
         final odb = Odb(repo_bindings.odb(bindings.owner(_indexPointer)));
         oid = Oid(odb.existsPrefix(shortOid.pointer, target.length));
         odb.free();
-        tree = Tree(bindings.owner(_indexPointer), oid.pointer);
+        tree = Tree.lookup(bindings.owner(_indexPointer), oid.pointer);
       }
     } else {
       throw ArgumentError.value(
diff --git a/lib/src/repository.dart b/lib/src/repository.dart
index c24bdc8..243843c 100644
--- a/lib/src/repository.dart
+++ b/lib/src/repository.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'dart:ffi';
+import 'commit.dart';
 import 'config.dart';
 import 'index.dart';
 import 'odb.dart';
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@ import 'bindings/libgit2_bindings.dart';
 import 'bindings/repository.dart' as bindings;
 import 'util.dart';
 
-/// A Repository is the primary interface into a git repository
 class Repository {
   /// Initializes a new instance of the [Repository] class by creating a new
   /// Git repository in the given folder.
@@ -270,14 +270,7 @@ class Repository {
       oid = target as Oid;
       isDirect = true;
     } else if (isValidShaHex(target as String)) {
-      if (target.length == 40) {
-        oid = Oid.fromSHA(target);
-      } else {
-        final shortOid = Oid.fromSHAn(target);
-        final odb = this.odb;
-        oid = Oid(odb.existsPrefix(shortOid.pointer, target.length));
-        odb.free();
-      }
+      oid = _getOid(target);
       isDirect = true;
     } else {
       isDirect = false;
@@ -313,4 +306,33 @@ class Repository {
   ///
   /// Throws a [LibGit2Error] if error occured.
   Odb get odb => Odb(bindings.odb(_repoPointer));
+
+  /// Looksup [Commit] for provided [sha] hex string.
+  ///
+  /// Throws [ArgumentError] if provided [sha] is not valid sha hex string.
+  Commit operator [](String sha) {
+    late final Oid oid;
+
+    if (isValidShaHex(sha)) {
+      oid = _getOid(sha);
+    } else {
+      throw ArgumentError.value('$sha is not a valid sha hex string');
+    }
+    return Commit.lookup(_repoPointer, oid.pointer);
+  }
+
+  /// Returns [Oid] for provided sha hex that is 40 characters long or less.
+  Oid _getOid(String sha) {
+    late final Oid oid;
+
+    if (sha.length == 40) {
+      oid = Oid.fromSHA(sha);
+    } else {
+      final shortOid = Oid.fromSHAn(sha);
+      final odb = this.odb;
+      oid = Oid(odb.existsPrefix(shortOid.pointer, sha.length));
+      odb.free();
+    }
+    return oid;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/signature.dart b/lib/src/signature.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b9ed44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/signature.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import 'dart:ffi';
+import 'package:ffi/ffi.dart';
+import 'bindings/libgit2_bindings.dart';
+import 'bindings/signature.dart' as bindings;
+import 'util.dart';
+
+class Signature {
+  /// Initializes a new instance of [Signature] class from provided pointer to
+  /// signature object in memory.
+  ///
+  /// Should be freed with `free()` to release allocated memory.
+  Signature(this._signaturePointer) {
+    libgit2.git_libgit2_init();
+  }
+
+  /// Initializes a new instance of [Signature] class from provided [name], [email],
+  /// and optional [time] in seconds from epoch and [offset] in minutes.
+  ///
+  /// If [time] isn't provided [Signature] will be created with a timestamp of 'now'.
+  ///
+  /// Should be freed with `free()` to release allocated memory.
+  Signature.create({
+    required String name,
+    required String email,
+    int? time,
+    int offset = 0,
+  }) {
+    libgit2.git_libgit2_init();
+
+    if (time == null) {
+      _signaturePointer = bindings.now(name, email);
+    } else {
+      _signaturePointer = bindings.create(name, email, time, offset);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Pointer to memory address for allocated signature object.
+  late final Pointer<git_signature> _signaturePointer;
+
+  /// Returns full name of the author.
+  String get name => _signaturePointer.ref.name.cast<Utf8>().toDartString();
+
+  /// Returns email of the author.
+  String get email => _signaturePointer.ref.email.cast<Utf8>().toDartString();
+
+  /// Returns time in seconds from epoch.
+  int get time => _signaturePointer.ref.when.time;
+
+  /// Returns timezone offset in minutes.
+  int get offset => _signaturePointer.ref.when.offset;
+
+  @override
+  bool operator ==(other) {
+    return (other is Signature) &&
+        (name == other.name) &&
+        (email == other.email) &&
+        (time == other.time) &&
+        (offset == other.offset) &&
+        (_signaturePointer.ref.when.sign ==
+            other._signaturePointer.ref.when.sign);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  int get hashCode => _signaturePointer.address.hashCode;
+
+  /// Releases memory allocated for signature object.
+  void free() {
+    bindings.free(_signaturePointer);
+    libgit2.git_libgit2_shutdown();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/tree.dart b/lib/src/tree.dart
index b21c13e..12753ea 100644
--- a/lib/src/tree.dart
+++ b/lib/src/tree.dart
@@ -4,11 +4,17 @@ import 'bindings/tree.dart' as bindings;
 import 'util.dart';
 
 class Tree {
+  /// Initializes a new instance of [Tree] class from provided
+  /// pointer to tree object in memory.
+  Tree(this._treePointer) {
+    libgit2.git_libgit2_init();
+  }
+
   /// Initializes a new instance of [Tree] class from provided
   /// pointers to repository object and oid object in memory.
   ///
   /// Should be freed with `free()` to release allocated memory.
-  Tree(Pointer<git_repository> repo, Pointer<git_oid> id) {
+  Tree.lookup(Pointer<git_repository> repo, Pointer<git_oid> id) {
     libgit2.git_libgit2_init();
     _treePointer = bindings.lookup(repo, id);
   }
diff --git a/lib/src/types.dart b/lib/src/types.dart
index 83b9634..13954ae 100644
--- a/lib/src/types.dart
+++ b/lib/src/types.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 enum ReferenceType { direct, symbolic }
 
 enum GitFilemode { undreadable, tree, blob, blobExecutable, link, commit }
-
diff --git a/test/commit_test.dart b/test/commit_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f48a1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/commit_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import 'dart:io';
+
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+import 'package:libgit2dart/libgit2dart.dart';
+import 'package:libgit2dart/src/commit.dart';
+import 'helpers/util.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  const mergeCommit = '78b8bf123e3952c970ae5c1ce0a3ea1d1336f6e8';
+
+  group('Commit', () {
+    late Repository repo;
+    final tmpDir = '${Directory.systemTemp.path}/ref_testrepo/';
+
+    setUp(() async {
+      if (await Directory(tmpDir).exists()) {
+        await Directory(tmpDir).delete(recursive: true);
+      }
+      await copyRepo(
+        from: Directory('test/assets/testrepo/'),
+        to: await Directory(tmpDir).create(),
+      );
+      repo = Repository.open(tmpDir);
+    });
+
+    tearDown(() async {
+      repo.free();
+      await Directory(tmpDir).delete(recursive: true);
+    });
+
+    group('lookup', () {
+      test('successful when 40 char sha hex is provided', () {
+        final commit = repo[mergeCommit];
+        expect(commit, isA<Commit>());
+        commit.free();
+      });
+
+      test('successful when sha hex is short', () {
+        final commit = repo[mergeCommit.substring(0, 5)];
+        expect(commit, isA<Commit>());
+        commit.free();
+      });
+
+      test('throws when provided sha hex is invalid', () {
+        expect(() => repo['invalid'], throwsA(isA<ArgumentError>()));
+      });
+
+      test('throws when nothing found', () {
+        expect(() => repo['970ae5c'], throwsA(isA<LibGit2Error>()));
+      });
+
+      test('returns with correct fields', () {
+        final signature = Signature.create(
+          name: 'Aleksey Kulikov',
+          email: 'skinny.mind@gmail.com',
+          time: 1626091184,
+          offset: 180,
+        );
+        final commit = repo[mergeCommit];
+
+        expect(commit.messageEncoding, 'utf-8');
+        expect(commit.message, 'Merge branch \'feature\'\n');
+        expect(commit.id.sha, mergeCommit);
+        expect(commit.parents.length, 2);
+        expect(
+          commit.parents[0].id.sha,
+          'c68ff54aabf660fcdd9a2838d401583fe31249e3',
+        );
+        expect(commit.time, 1626091184);
+        expect(commit.committer, signature);
+        expect(commit.author, signature);
+        expect(commit.tree.sha, '7796359a96eb722939c24bafdb1afe9f07f2f628');
+
+        signature.free();
+        commit.free();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/signature_test.dart b/test/signature_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36179e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/signature_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+import 'package:libgit2dart/libgit2dart.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  late Signature signature;
+  group('Signature', () {
+    const name = 'Some Name';
+    const email = 'some@email.com';
+    const time = 1234567890;
+    const offset = 0;
+
+    setUp(() {
+      signature = Signature.create(
+        name: name,
+        email: email,
+        time: time,
+        offset: offset,
+      );
+    });
+
+    tearDown(() {
+      signature.free();
+    });
+
+    test('successfully creates with provided time and offset', () {
+      expect(signature, isA<Signature>());
+    });
+
+    test('successfully creates without provided time and offset', () {
+      final defaultSignature =
+          Signature.create(name: 'Name', email: 'email@example.com');
+      expect(defaultSignature, isA<Signature>());
+      expect(defaultSignature.name, 'Name');
+      expect(defaultSignature.email, 'email@example.com');
+      expect(
+        defaultSignature.time -
+            (DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch / 1000).truncate(),
+        lessThan(5),
+      );
+      expect(defaultSignature.offset, 180);
+      defaultSignature.free();
+    });
+
+    test('returns correct values', () {
+      expect(signature.name, name);
+      expect(signature.email, email);
+      expect(signature.time, time);
+      expect(signature.offset, offset);
+    });
+
+    test('compares two objects', () {
+      final otherSignature = Signature.create(
+        name: name,
+        email: email,
+        time: time,
+        offset: offset,
+      );
+      expect(signature == otherSignature, true);
+
+      otherSignature.free();
+    });
+  });
+}