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lazygit vs GitUI: catalog facts
lazygit	GitUI
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, funded by sponsors.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Stage individual lines and hunks without editing a patch file by hand Interactive rebase by moving commits in a list	Stage, unstage, revert and reset by file, hunk or individual line Context-based help, so you are not memorising dozens of hotkeys
Terminal only You still need to understand Git; it hides the syntax, not the concepts	Terminal only; there is no graphical window Some less common git operations still need the command line
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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