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Lab vs glab: catalog facts
Lab	glab
Free Lab is released under CC0-1.0.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Command line	Command line
GitLab workflows from the command line Works as a Git alias	Official tool maintained by GitLab Keeps GitLab work in the terminal
Requires Git at runtime Focused on GitLab repositories	Only useful with GitLab Needs a network connection to reach GitLab
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: CC0-1.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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