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GitHub Desktop vs Sourcetree: catalog facts
GitHub Desktop	Sourcetree
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. A GitHub account is only needed for…	Free Free to download and use. The software is closed source.
Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS
The common Git workflow without any command line Signs into GitHub and opens pull requests from the app	Free with no repository or feature limits Handles interactive rebase and submodules in a visual interface
No official Linux build; only a community fork Hides the advanced operations rather than exposing them	Windows and macOS only; no Linux build Slow with very large repositories and occasionally unstable
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
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 22, 2026

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