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FossilGit
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
  • Full history available offline in every clone
  • Fast branching and merging
  • Far smaller ecosystem and hosting options than Git
  • Different workflow conventions to learn for Git users
  • Command-line interface has a steep learning curve
  • Not suited to large binary files without extensions
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause License: GPL-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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