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SmartGitGitHub Desktop
Freemium

Commercial licence, free for open-source work and educational institutions.

 Free

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

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS
  • Visual history with drag-and-drop operations and undo
  • Built-in conflict resolution and pull request support
  • The common Git workflow without any command line
  • Signs into GitHub and opens pull requests from the app
  • Paid for commercial use
  • Closed source
  • No official Linux build; only a community fork
  • Hides the advanced operations rather than exposing them
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License: Proprietary License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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