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GitUI vs lazygit: catalog facts
GitUIlazygit
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence, funded by sponsors.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Stage, unstage, revert and reset by file, hunk or individual line
  • Context-based help, so you are not memorising dozens of hotkeys
  • Stage individual lines and hunks without editing a patch file by hand
  • Interactive rebase by moving commits in a list
  • Terminal only; there is no graphical window
  • Some less common git operations still need the command line
  • Terminal only
  • You still need to understand Git; it hides the syntax, not the concepts
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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