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Radicle vs Fossil: catalog facts
Radicle	Fossil
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the BSD 2-clause licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
No central entity controls the network All data stored in Git and cryptographically signed	Single executable with nothing else to install Wiki, tickets, forum and chat built in
Peer-to-peer model differs from familiar hosted forges Smaller user base than centralised platforms	Far smaller ecosystem and hosting options than Git Different workflow conventions to learn for Git users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-2-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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