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Fossilgit-bug
Free

Free and open source under the BSD 2-clause licence.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL 3.0.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line Windows, Command line
  • Single executable with nothing else to install
  • Wiki, tickets, forum and chat built in
  • Issues live in the Git repository and sync with normal push and pull
  • Works offline
  • Far smaller ecosystem and hosting options than Git
  • Different workflow conventions to learn for Git users
  • Collaborators need git-bug to read and edit issues
  • Less familiar workflow than hosted issue trackers
Downloadable app, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause License: GPL-3.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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