Software · Development
Desktop Plus
Desktop Plus is a Git client, available on Windows, macOS and Linux: multiple accounts and self-hosting on your own server.
- Completely free
- Windows, macOS and Linux
- Open source
- No account
Overview
Desktop Plus is a Git client, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Features described in its Flathub listing, in its GitHub repository and on its official website: multiple accounts and self-hosting on your own server.
Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.
Excerpts that establish this information
- “Git client for power users” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
- “An actively-maintained, open-source fork of GitHub Desktop with commit search, multiple accounts, integration with third-party Git hosts (Bitbucket, GitLab, Codeberg, Gitea), a commit graph and more.” — official website, 10 November 2026
- “Rich integration with GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, Codeberg/Forgejo, and Gitea, including self-hosted instances.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
At a glance
Desktop Plus is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.
Its licence (MIT) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.
Strengths
- Open source code
- No account needed
- Commercial use allowed
About
This is an up-to-date fork of GitHub Desktop, with many quality of life improvements and advanced features, including: Multi-account support (e.g. two GitHub accounts at once). Rich integration with GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, Codeberg/Forgejo, and Gitea, including self-hosted instances. Basic git functionality in other platforms. Search for commits by title, message, tag, or hash. Ability to visualize the commit graph. Ability to create several stashes per branch. Many small improvements to speed up your workflow, like unpushed branch indicators, and recognizable icons and colors across the UI. For a full list of added features and improvements, see: https://desktop-plus.org/#feature-list
Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)
Sources and checks
- Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
- Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) —
- Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
- Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
- Last technical check: 6 November 2026
- Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)
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