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title: "What is the difference between Git and GitHub?"  
description: "What is the difference between Git and GitHub?"  
author: "Anubhav Sharma"  
published: 2025-06-25  
updated: 2025-07-08  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/161745/what-is-the-difference-between-git-and-github  
category: "GitHub"  
tags: ["github", "git"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the difference between Git and GitHub?

**What is the [difference](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/157114/good-news-or-bad-news-and-the-difference-is) between [Git](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/337581/how-to-resolve-merge-conflicts-in-git-and-keep-your-repository-clean) and [GitHub](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/34563/bitbucket-vs-github-vs-gitlab)? [Explain](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/157854/what-is-system-debugging-explain-some-system-debugging-tools-used-in-modern-computer-systems) [Scenario](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81221/sports-will-change-the-education-scenario) based example.**

## Replies

### Reply by Rana Sunny

- **Git** is a **version control system** used to track changes in your code locally.
- **GitHub** is a **cloud-based platform** that hosts Git repositories online, enabling collaboration, sharing, and remote access.

**In short**:

- **Git** manages code **locally**
- **GitHub** hosts code **online**.


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