The best GitHub Desktop alternatives
3 tools that do a similar job to GitHub Desktop, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
You're replacing
GitHub DesktopA desktop app for using Git and GitHub through a visual interface instead of the command line.
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PicGo
Open source · MIT · ★ 27.5k
Desktop app that uploads pasted or dropped images to image hosts and copies the link.
Best for: Bloggers and note-takers who paste screenshots into Markdown editors; Developers writing docs who need hosted image links
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Gitea
Open source · MIT · ★ 58.8k
Self-hosted Git server with code review, issues, wiki, packages and CI/CD in one app.
Best for: Teams that want to host their own code instead of using a public cloud service; Small organizations wanting one tool for repositories, issues and code review
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Git History
Open source · MIT · ★ 13.7k
Browse the change history of a single file in any git repo, via a web page or CLI.
Best for: Developers trying to understand why a file looks the way it does; People reading unfamiliar open-source code
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to GitHub Desktop. We don't take payment for placement.