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GitButlerStacked Git
Free

Free to download; the source is published on GitHub.

 Free

Free and open source under the GNU GPL version 2.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, Command line
  • Parallel and stacked branches in one working directory
  • Undo and redo for any operation
  • Develop several focused patches at the same time
  • Patches are plain Git commits, compatible with normal Git tools
  • Source-available license rather than open source
  • Its branch model differs from plain Git and takes time to learn
  • Command line only
  • Patch-stack workflow takes some learning for regular Git users
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License: FSL-1.1-MIT License: GPL-2.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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