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About

Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git. Whether you're new to Git or a seasoned user, GitHub Desktop simplifies your development workflow. Quickly add co-authors to your commit. Great for pairing and excellent for sending a little love/credit to that special someone who helped fix that gnarly bug of yours. See the attribution on the history page, undo an accidental attribution, and see the co-authors on GitHub. See all open pull requests for your repositories and check them out as if they were a local branch, even if they're from upstream branches or forks. See which pull requests pass commit status checks, too! The new GitHub Desktop supports syntax highlighting when viewing diffs for a variety of different languages. Easily compare changed images. See the before and after, swipe or fade between the two, or look at just the changed parts. Open your favorite editor or shell from the app, or jump back to GitHub Desktop from your shell.

About

Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is Microsoft’s open-source AI code editor designed to make coding faster, smarter, and more collaborative. It supports thousands of extensions and nearly every programming language, offering developers a lightweight yet powerful environment for writing, testing, and debugging code. With AI-powered features like GitHub Copilot, Next Edit Suggestions, and Agent Mode, VS Code helps you code with precision, automate complex tasks, and streamline development workflows. It integrates seamlessly with cloud services, remote repositories, and tools like Git, Docker, and Azure. The editor is fully customizable, allowing you to personalize your layout, color themes, and keyboard shortcuts. Whether coding locally or in the browser, VS Code delivers a complete development experience for individuals and teams alike.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Developers interested in a Git client for Mac or Windows

Audience

Developers, data scientists, and engineering teams seeking a customizable, AI-powered code editor that enhances productivity, supports all major languages, and integrates seamlessly with cloud and collaboration tools

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

Free
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 4.6 / 5
design 4.8 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 4.8 / 5
features 4.8 / 5
design 4.8 / 5
support 4.7 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • 1. It provides an easy to understand graphical user interface for all the GitHub operations. 2. The application is smooth and has fast responsive speed. 3. It allows performing tasks like committing code, creating branches or cloning a repository in just few clicks. 4. It keeps the user data saved in the local disk, so the user does not have to input credentials every time.
  • Nearly everything, the branch management is excellent to start with. It is very easy for new users on a team to be able to setup their own branch and easily maintain it by pulling from the designated master branch which helps immensely in version control. The ease of use of this tool for what it does is spectacular and beats all of its competition in my opinion for collaborative tools in a similar space. I have used this tool nearly daily for several years, I would not change it for any others that I have tried over that same time period.
  • - It provides an intuitive and easy to interface to perform all the git functions instead using codes on the command line. - It records and saves all the changes locally. - The user interface of the application is quite user-friendly and great for beginners starting with git. - It also lets the user make changes in the GitHub profile directly from the application.
  • 1. GitHub Desktop provides a graphical user interface for all the git operations. 2. It stores all the changes in the repositories locally and pushes it to the master branch on demand. 3. The application user interface is rich, and it feels robust to use. 4. It makes doing all the git operation easy for the beginners and removes the hassle of typing commands.
  • 1. GitHub Desktop provides a graphical user interface for pulling, pushing and committing repositories. 2. It works as an alternative for command line so that the users does not have to type type commands to do git operations. 3. The user interface of the application is simple and makes the user's interaction with their repositories on GitHub a seamless and easy task.

Cons

  • 1. It does not support integration with other than few applications. 2. Other than providing a graphical user interface for all the command line codes, it does not serve any other purpose or offers additional features.
  • The user interface can be a tad obtuse at times and has some minor performance issues. This said, it is a relatively minor issue and as long as the computer has decent resources it is not much of an issue.
  • - I did not find any cons in the application. It is easy to use, user-friendly and does what it claims.
  • 1. There is nothing that I dislike about the application, it is just flawless.
  • 1. It is a simple application made for a certain work to do, and it does those things pretty well. No cons whatsoever.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • I have used Visual Studio Code mainly for automation scripting and day to day code updates and I like that it is lightweight, easy to navigate, and supports useful extensions. It makes it convenient to manage scripts, terminal commands and quick debugging in one place
  • Lightweight and very fast Excellent extensions for HTML, CSS, JSON, schema, Markdown Makes debugging tracking scripts much easier Powerful search across folders and files Free and works smoothly even on low systems
  • Linux, macOS, and Windows are among the operating systems that Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is compatible with. Its cross-platform compatibility makes it a flexible option for developers working in various contexts.
  • 1. It has an excellent set of tools for debugging and testing the code. 2. It can be customized heavily from the settings or from the configuration files. 3. Furthermore, it has a lot of extensions available on the extension store to increase the features and functionality of the code editor. 4. It supports all the major programming languages and frameworks. 5. It is extremely light on the system.
  • Best free IDE that i have used so far. It is very light weight in terms of memory utilisation and works smooth on my Mac Book PRO. I really like the window splitting feature and renaming my terminal tabs. I can run my different environments in different named tabs.

Cons

  • One issue I have seen is that it can slow down a bit when too many extensions are installed or when the project becomes large
  • Slight learning curve if you’ve never seen code editors Too many extensions can become confusing Not beginner-friendly on day one without YouTube help
  • VS Code could be thought to be less efficient for really big projects when compared to more complex IDEs. Nevertheless, the size and complexity of any project will determine this.
  • It does not have dedicated build tools available on the options and to use that the user has to use command in the terminal.
  • Although the features are great, one feature that i really miss out on this IDE is the use of GIT. E.g. if it does not support a GUI to resolve merge conflicts. It is handy for updating the repo but not that flexible for resolving conflicts.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

GitHub
Founded: 2008
United States
desktop.github.com

Company Information

Microsoft
Founded: 1975
United States
code.visualstudio.com

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Categories

Categories

Source Code Management Features

Access Controls/Permissions
Bug Tracking
Build Automation
Change Management
Code Review
Collaboration
Continuous Integration
Repository Management
Version Control

Software Documentation Features

Access Roles / User Permissions
Automatic Documentation Generation
Collaboration Tools
Docs Web Hosting
Feedback Capture
Markdown Support
Multiple Formats Support
Multiple Versions Support
reStructured Text Support
Version Control
Webhooks
WYSIWIG Editor

Text Editors Features

API
Auto-Complete
Code Folding
Column Editing
Customizable Themes
Debugging
Formatting / Table Editing
Keyboard Shortcuts
Multi-Monitor Editing
Syntax Highlighting
WYSIWYG

Integrations

Azure Arc
Beacon Platform
Bedrock
Checkmarx
CreateOS
Dasha
DevCycle
Figstack
GPT-5.4 Pro
GitHub Pages
Jit
Kanwas
Kimi Code
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Less
Nextless.js
Poolside
VIKTOR
Zencoder
ZeroPath

Integrations

Azure Arc
Beacon Platform
Bedrock
Checkmarx
CreateOS
Dasha
DevCycle
Figstack
GPT-5.4 Pro
GitHub Pages
Jit
Kanwas
Kimi Code
LearnHub
Less
Nextless.js
Poolside
VIKTOR
Zencoder
ZeroPath
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