--- title: Git Worktrees and GitButler | daily.dev description: Git worktrees allow developers to work on multiple branches simultaneously by creating separate working directories that share the same Git database. The post... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/git-worktrees-and-gitbutler-qszz4nkpc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Git Worktrees and GitButler | daily.dev og:description: Git worktrees allow developers to work on multiple branches simultaneously by creating separate working directories that share the same Git database. The post... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/git-worktrees-and-gitbutler-qszz4nkpc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qSzZ4nkPC.png og:image:alt: Git Worktrees and GitButler og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Git Worktrees and GitButler **[GitButler Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/gitbutler)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Git worktrees allow developers to work on multiple branches simultaneously by creating separate working directories that share the same Git database. The post explains how to add, list, and remove worktrees, along with their trade-offs (needing separate editor windows, rebuilding artifacts, potential merge conflicts). It then compares worktrees to GitButler's virtual branches, which use a single working directory for all branches — mapping file changes to specific branches and applying them at commit time. The key distinction: worktrees isolate branches in separate directories, while GitButler lets you manage multiple branches from one directory, reducing friction but preventing conflicting changes across branches. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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