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Free and open source under the MIT licence.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence. A GitHub account is only needed for…

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS
  • Commit search and commit graph in the History tab
  • Multiple accounts across GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Codeberg and Gitea
  • The common Git workflow without any command line
  • Signs into GitHub and opens pull requests from the app
  • Depends on keeping pace with upstream GitHub Desktop
  • Simpler than full-featured clients for complex history rewriting
  • No official Linux build; only a community fork
  • Hides the advanced operations rather than exposing them
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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