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Emacs interface to Git widely considered one of the most powerful Git porcelains available.

Official `gh` command line for GitHub: PRs, issues, Actions runs, releases and API calls from the terminal.

Fast keyboard-driven terminal UI for Git with easy staging of hunks, interactive rebase and stash handling.

Free, open-source Git GUI from GitHub aimed at simple, approachable everyday workflows.

Head to head

Metric	Magit	GitHub CLI	lazygit	GitHub Desktop
Stars	7.3k	46.9k	83.7k	22.1k
Weekly downloads	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Download growth	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Popularity score	70/100	85/100	90/100	79/100
Forks	882	9.3k	3.2k	10.7k
Open issues	9	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k
Last commit	4d ago	5d ago	1w ago	5d ago
License	GPL-3.0	MIT	MIT	MIT
First released	2010	2019	2018	2016
Signals	None	Popular	Popular	None
Listed in	Git & Developer Tools › Git Clients & TUIs	Git & Developer Tools › Git Clients & TUIs	Git & Developer Tools › Git Clients & TUIs	Git & Developer Tools › Git Clients & TUIs

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Emacs interface to Git widely considered one of the most powerful Git porcelains available.

Official `gh` command line for GitHub: PRs, issues, Actions runs, releases and API calls from the terminal.

Fast keyboard-driven terminal UI for Git with easy staging of hunks, interactive rebase and stash handling.

Free, open-source Git GUI from GitHub aimed at simple, approachable everyday workflows.

Metric	Magit	GitHub CLI	lazygit	GitHub Desktop
Stars	7.3k	46.9k	83.7k	22.1k
Weekly downloads	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Download growth	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Popularity score	70/100	85/100	90/100	79/100
Forks	882	9.3k	3.2k	10.7k
Open issues	9	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k
Last commit	4d ago	5d ago	1w ago	5d ago
License	GPL-3.0	MIT	MIT	MIT
First released	2010	2019	2018	2016
Signals	None	Popular	Popular	None
Listed in	Git & Developer Tools › Git Clients & TUIs	Git & Developer Tools › Git Clients & TUIs	Git & Developer Tools › Git Clients & TUIs	Git & Developer Tools › Git Clients & TUIs

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