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GitXGitHub Desktop
Free

Free and open source.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence. A GitHub account is only needed for…

macOS Windows, macOS
  • Native, lightweight macOS app
  • Visual commit history and diffs
  • The common Git workflow without any command line
  • Signs into GitHub and opens pull requests from the app
  • macOS only
  • Fewer features than large commercial Git clients
  • No official Linux build; only a community fork
  • Hides the advanced operations rather than exposing them
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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