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GitButler vs Retcon: catalog facts
GitButler	Retcon
Free Free to download; the source is published on GitHub.	Paid Paid app with a 14-day free trial.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS
Parallel and stacked branches in one working directory Undo and redo for any operation	Drag-and-drop rebasing: move, fixup, delete, reword, edit Undo any rewrite with Command-Z
Source-available license rather than open source Its branch model differs from plain Git and takes time to learn	macOS only, requires macOS 14.3 or later Focused on history rewriting rather than full Git workflows
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License: FSL-1.1-MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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