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Desktop PlusSmartGit
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

 Freemium

Commercial licence, free for open-source work and educational institutions.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Commit search and commit graph in the History tab
  • Multiple accounts across GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Codeberg and Gitea
  • Visual history with drag-and-drop operations and undo
  • Built-in conflict resolution and pull request support
  • Depends on keeping pace with upstream GitHub Desktop
  • Simpler than full-featured clients for complex history rewriting
  • Paid for commercial use
  • Closed source
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: MIT License: Proprietary
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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