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Magit vs lazygit: catalog facts
Magit	lazygit
Free Free and open source, funded by sponsorships.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence, funded by sponsors.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Every piece of displayed information is actionable Supports advanced Git features through mnemonic keys	Stage individual lines and hunks without editing a patch file by hand Interactive rebase by moving commits in a list
Requires GNU Emacs Keyboard-driven interface takes time to learn	Terminal only You still need to understand Git; it hides the syntax, not the concepts
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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