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GitHub Desktop vs GitUp: catalog facts
GitHub Desktop	GitUp
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. A GitHub account is only needed for…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS	macOS
The common Git workflow without any command line Signs into GitHub and opens pull requests from the app	Live, editable commit graph Fast native Mac app
No official Linux build; only a community fork Hides the advanced operations rather than exposing them	macOS only Development pace is modest
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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