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Retcon

A Mac app for rewriting Git history quickly: drag commits, reword in place and undo anything.

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About Retcon

Retcon is a focused macOS app for editing Git history rather than a general-purpose client. You move, fixup, delete, reword or edit commits by dragging and typing directly in the commit list, and the result appears immediately without the stash-rebase-pop dance a conventional workflow needs. Conflicts do not block you: you can keep making changes and resolve conflicts at the end. Every rewrite can be undone with Cmd+Z, and there is a built-in sandbox for practising. Retcon is built on GitUpKit, the toolkit behind GitUp, but is a separate, independently developed product. It is sold as a monthly or yearly subscription for one user on up to three Macs, with a fully featured 14-day trial and an education and non-profit discount; when a subscription lapses the app becomes read-only rather than locking your repos. It needs a recent macOS. People usually pair it with another client or the terminal for everyday pushing and pulling.

Best for: Mac developers who clean up commits before review and find interactive rebase tedious.

Pros and cons

What works

  • Rewording, reordering and squashing take seconds
  • Undo for every rewrite, and conflicts never block you
  • Read-only access continues after a subscription lapses

Why people leave

  • macOS only
  • Subscription for a fairly narrow tool
  • Not a full replacement for an everyday Git client

Top Retcon alternatives

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  1. 1GitUp logo
    GitUp

    Free and open source with similar undo and history editing, if you can accept rougher edges.

    66.5
  2. 2Tower logo
    Tower

    A full everyday client with undo and drag-and-drop rebase, also on Windows.

    62.6
  3. 3GitButler logo
    GitButler

    Free to use, with easy commit editing plus parallel branches.

    59.6
  4. 4lazygit logo
    lazygit

    Free terminal client with fast interactive rebase and undo.

    57.2
  5. 5Fo
    Fork

    A one-time purchase covering everyday Git plus a visual interactive rebase.

    55.3

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Retcon: common questions

Is Retcon free?

No, Retcon is a paid product.

Is Retcon open source?

No, Retcon is not open source. Open-source alternatives include GitUp and lazygit.

What platforms does Retcon run on?

Retcon is available for macOS.

What are the best alternatives to Retcon?

The highest-ranked Retcon alternatives right now are GitUp, Tower and GitButler. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

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