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Sapling vs Mercurial: catalog facts
Sapling	Mercurial
Free Free to download and use.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0-or-later licence.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Works with Git repositories and GitHub Stacked commits for code review	Full history in every clone, so most actions are local Approachable command set
Different commands and concepts from standard Git Research gives few details on supported platforms	Fewer hosting services and tools support it than Git Command line first; graphical clients are separate
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
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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