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Sapling vs Fossil: catalog facts
Sapling	Fossil
Free Free to download and use.	Free Free and open source under the BSD 2-clause licence.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Works with Git repositories and GitHub Stacked commits for code review	Single executable with nothing else to install Wiki, tickets, forum and chat built in
Different commands and concepts from standard Git Research gives few details on supported platforms	Far smaller ecosystem and hosting options than Git Different workflow conventions to learn for Git users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-2-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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