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GitHub Desktop vs SmartGit: catalog facts
GitHub Desktop	SmartGit
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. A GitHub account is only needed for…	Freemium Commercial licence, free for open-source work and educational institutions.
Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
The common Git workflow without any command line Signs into GitHub and opens pull requests from the app	Visual history with drag-and-drop operations and undo Built-in conflict resolution and pull request support
No official Linux build; only a community fork Hides the advanced operations rather than exposing them	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
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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