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Sublime MergeGitHub Desktop
Paid

Commercial software; a licence is needed for continued use.

 Free

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

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS
  • Very responsive on large repositories
  • Line-by-line and hunk staging
  • The common Git workflow without any command line
  • Signs into GitHub and opens pull requests from the app
  • Closed source
  • Paid licence required
  • 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
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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