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GitButler vs Jujutsu: catalog facts
GitButlerJujutsu
Free

Free to download; the source is published on GitHub.

Free

Free and open source under Apache 2.0.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Parallel and stacked branches in one working directory
  • Undo and redo for any operation
  • Uses git repositories as storage, so it works on existing projects and existing hosts
  • No staging area and no detached HEAD; the working copy is just a commit
  • Source-available license rather than open source
  • Its branch model differs from plain Git and takes time to learn
  • Pre-1.0, with commands and behaviour still changing between releases
  • The mental model differs enough from git that experience does not carry over cleanly
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License: FSL-1.1-MIT License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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