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SourcetreeGitHub Desktop
Free

Free to download and use. The software is closed source.

 Free

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

Windows, macOS Windows, macOS
  • Free with no repository or feature limits
  • Handles interactive rebase and submodules in a visual interface
  • The common Git workflow without any command line
  • Signs into GitHub and opens pull requests from the app
  • Windows and macOS only; no Linux build
  • Slow with very large repositories and occasionally unstable
  • 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 not stated License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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