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GitButler vs Sapling: catalog facts
GitButler	Sapling
Free Free to download; the source is published on GitHub.	Free Free to download and use.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Parallel and stacked branches in one working directory Undo and redo for any operation	Works with Git repositories and GitHub Stacked commits for code review
Source-available license rather than open source Its branch model differs from plain Git and takes time to learn	Different commands and concepts from standard Git Research gives few details on supported platforms
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License: FSL-1.1-MIT	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account 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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