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GNU Stowdotdrop
Free

Free software under the GNU General Public License.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.

macOS, Linux, Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Simple, predictable symlink-based approach
  • Works well for dotfiles kept in version control
  • Supports profiles for different machines
  • Can template and generate host-specific dotfiles
  • Requires Perl
  • Infrequent releases
  • Uses Git to store and version dotfiles
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later License: GPL-3.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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