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

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