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Darcs vs Fossil: catalog facts
Darcs	Fossil
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the BSD 2-clause licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Change-based model instead of snapshots No central server needed and works offline	Single executable with nothing else to install Wiki, tickets, forum and chat built in
Prebuilt binaries are not kept up to date Much smaller ecosystem and hosting support than Git	Far smaller ecosystem and hosting options than Git Different workflow conventions to learn for Git users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-2-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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