A comparison of Tower and GitHub Desktop, two popular GUI Git clients. Tower has a more convenient option for running Git Hooks, while GitHub Desktop handles keeping files staged after minor changes better. GitHub Desktop also offers better integration with Pull Requests (PRs) and GitHub Actions. Tower has features like undo and Reset HEAD that are missing in GitHub Desktop. Overall, GitHub Desktop is preferred due to its UI/UX, being free, and its connection to the Git hosting service provided by GitHub.

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