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GitHub Desktop vs Sublime Merge: catalog facts
GitHub Desktop	Sublime Merge
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. A GitHub account is only needed for…	Paid Commercial software; a licence is needed for continued use.
Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
The common Git workflow without any command line Signs into GitHub and opens pull requests from the app	Very responsive on large repositories Line-by-line and hunk staging
No official Linux build; only a community fork Hides the advanced operations rather than exposing them	Closed source Paid licence required
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed 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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