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Git ExtensionsGitHub Desktop
Free

Free and open source, with optional donations via OpenCollective.

 Free

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

Windows Windows, macOS
  • Commit graph with branch highlighting
  • File history that follows renames automatically
  • The common Git workflow without any command line
  • Signs into GitHub and opens pull requests from the app
  • Current focus is Windows; cross-platform support was a 2.x feature via Mono
  • Dense interface with many options
  • 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 not stated License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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