Retcon

Rewrite Git history.

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Console’s review

· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Native macOS app for browsing and editing Git history: reorder commits, merge commits into the parent, rename commit titles and descriptions, edit files within commits, split commits. Undo everything and anything with Cmd+Z. Much clearer UI for conflict resolution. Test everything in a sandbox repo first.

Tradeoffs

It’s a macOS app, so it’s macOS only.

Is Retcon a fit?

Based on Console’s review published on 2025-03-06. Summary updated .

Who it’s for

Developers using macOS should consider Retcon for Git history management

Why consider it

Retcon allows for flexible Git history editing

Keep in mind

Retcon is limited to macOS users

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