Plyo vs GitHub Desktop, honestly
Both solve the same fear: an AI edit destroys a project and there's no way back. They solve it differently enough that the right choice is usually obvious once you see the split.
| GitHub Desktop | Plyo | |
|---|---|---|
| saving versions | manual: you remember to commit after each session | automatic: your AI saves as it works |
| who presses the buttons | you, in a desktop app | your AI, via one paste of setup |
| undo | possible, but restoring an old state safely takes git knowledge | one click on a timeline; restore never deletes history |
| putting the project online | not included (GitHub Pages exists, separate setup) | one click, live URL, security scan first |
| where history lives | GitHub, in git's own vocabulary | Plyo timeline in plain English (real git underneath, exportable) |
| price | free, unlimited | free for 3 projects |
Choose GitHub Desktop if
You're willing to learn a small ritual (commit after every working session), you want unlimited free repositories, or you're on the path to learning git properly. It's a good app and the habit genuinely protects you. Its weakness is exactly that it's a habit: the disaster always lands the week you stopped bothering.
Choose Plyo if
You want the protection without the ritual. Your AI saves every working state to a timeline as a side effect of working, and the same place publishes the project to a live URL. Nothing depends on you remembering anything, which for most people who build with AI is the entire point.
The overlap worth knowing
Plyo is real git underneath, so this isn't either/or forever: a Plyo project can be cloned with any git tool, GitHub Desktop included, the day you or a developer wants that. Starting with Plyo doesn't close the GitHub door; it just doesn't make you walk through it first.
Plyo is the home for AI-built projects — every version saved, one click to undo, one click to publish, plus a safety check, visitor counts and backups. Free to start: 3 projects, no card needed.
Give your project a home