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JupyterLab Desktop vs Jupyter: catalog facts
JupyterLab Desktop	Jupyter
Free Free and open source, maintained by the JupyterLab project.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
Runs JupyterLab in its own window without a manual server setup Can install a Python environment for notebooks	Supports over 40 programming languages Rich interactive output in notebooks
Electron-based, so heavier than using JupyterLab in an existing browser Bundled environments add significant disk use	Runs through a local server, which adds setup compared with a plain editor Notebook files can be awkward to diff and review in version control
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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