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GitHub Desktop vs UGit: catalog facts
GitHub Desktop	UGit
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. A GitHub account is only needed for…	Free Available as a free download; no price is listed on the site.
Windows, macOS	macOS
The common Git workflow without any command line Signs into GitHub and opens pull requests from the app	Graphical front end for Git Backed by Tencent
No official Linux build; only a community fork Hides the advanced operations rather than exposing them	Little public documentation on the homepage Feature set not detailed by the developer's site
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 October 2, 2026

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