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Sourcetree vs Desktop Plus: catalog facts
Sourcetree	Desktop Plus
Free Free to download and use. The software is closed source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Free with no repository or feature limits Handles interactive rebase and submodules in a visual interface	Commit search and commit graph in the History tab Multiple accounts across GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Codeberg and Gitea
Windows and macOS only; no Linux build Slow with very large repositories and occasionally unstable	Depends on keeping pace with upstream GitHub Desktop Simpler than full-featured clients for complex history rewriting
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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