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Mercurial vs Darcs: catalog facts
Mercurial	Darcs
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Full history in every clone, so most actions are local Approachable command set	Change-based model instead of snapshots No central server needed and works offline
Fewer hosting services and tools support it than Git Command line first; graphical clients are separate	Prebuilt binaries are not kept up to date Much smaller ecosystem and hosting support than Git
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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