--- title: "GitHub Desktop vs Sublime Merge: Which is searched more?" description: "Is GitHub Desktop or Sublime Merge more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Git clients set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/github-desktop-vs-sublime-merge" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # GitHub Desktop vs Sublime Merge: Which is searched more? Is GitHub Desktop or Sublime Merge more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Git clients set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: GitHub Desktop and Sublime Merge - **Competitive set**: Git clients - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **GitHub Desktop Share of Search**: 65.9% - **Sublime Merge Share of Search**: 1.8% ## Is GitHub Desktop or Sublime Merge more popular in search? - In September 2026, GitHub Desktop had more branded searches than Sublime Merge among git clients worldwide. GitHub Desktop had about 301,000 branded searches, while Sublime Merge had 8,100. GitHub Desktop made up 65.9% of all git client searches we track, and Sublime Merge accounted for 1.8%. - GitHub Desktop was ahead of Sublime Merge in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GitHub Desktop’s share of searches among git clients worldwide moved from 58.2% to 65.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 301K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sublime Merge’s share of searches among git clients worldwide moved from 1.6% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 8.1K. ## Top git clients in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both GitHub Desktop and Sublime Merge showed up in all five answers. GitHub Desktop was listed before Sublime Merge in four of them. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | GitHub Desktop | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Fork | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | GitKraken | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Sublime Merge | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Sourcetree | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | lazygit | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Tower | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about git clients - Asked ChatGPT "Which git client should I use?": 1. GitHub Desktop, 2. Fork, 3. Sublime Merge, 4. lazygit, 5. GitKraken - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best git clients?": 1. Fork, 2. GitKraken, 3. GitHub Desktop, 4. Sublime Merge, 5. Sourcetree, 6. lazygit, 7. Tower - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best git client for developers?": 1. Fork, 2. GitKraken, 3. Sublime Merge, 4. GitHub Desktop, 5. lazygit - Searched Google, AI Overview "git client": 1. GitHub Desktop, 2. Sourcetree, 3. GitKraken, 4. Fork, 5. Sublime Merge - Searched Google, AI Overview "git gui client": 1. GitHub Desktop, 2. GitKraken, 3. Sourcetree, 4. Fork, 5. Sublime Merge Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for git clients worldwide in September 2026? Neither GitHub Desktop nor Sublime Merge moved beyond provider rounding among git clients in Sep 2026. ## Month by month | Month | GitHub Desktop estimated searches | GitHub Desktop Share of Search | GitHub Desktop rank | Sublime Merge estimated searches | Sublime Merge Share of Search | Sublime Merge rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 301K | 58.2% | 1 | 8.1K | 1.6% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 301K | 61.5% | 1 | 8.1K | 1.7% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 246K | 58.1% | 1 | 6.6K | 1.6% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 246K | 56.6% | 1 | 8.1K | 1.9% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 301K | 60.5% | 1 | 8.1K | 1.6% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 368K | 61.4% | 1 | 9.9K | 1.7% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 301K | 59.5% | 1 | 8.1K | 1.6% | 6 | | May 2026 | 301K | 61.5% | 1 | 8.1K | 1.7% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 301K | 62.3% | 1 | 8.1K | 1.7% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 301K | 64.2% | 1 | 6.6K | 1.4% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 301K | 66.1% | 1 | 6.6K | 1.4% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 301K | 65.9% | 1 | 8.1K | 1.8% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using GitHub Desktop’s and Sublime Merge’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **GitHub Desktop**: Measured on the search term “github desktop”. - **Sublime Merge**: Measured on the search term “sublime merge”. - [GitHub Desktop profile](/demand/global-en/brands/github-desktop) - [Sublime Merge profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sublime-merge) - [All git clients worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/git-clients): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is GitHub Desktop or Sublime Merge more popular in search? In September 2026, GitHub Desktop had more branded searches than Sublime Merge among git clients worldwide. GitHub Desktop had about 301,000 branded searches, while Sublime Merge had 8,100. GitHub Desktop made up 65.9% of all git client searches we track, and Sublime Merge accounted for 1.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "GitHub Desktop vs Sublime Merge: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/github-desktop-vs-sublime-merge This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/github-desktop-vs-sublime-merge. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.