--- title: Opening Up GitButler | daily.dev description: GitButler, a Git branch management client, is now publicly available with its source code open on GitHub and the waiting list removed. The tool lets developers... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/opening-up-gitbutler-qtkhdxgor twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Opening Up GitButler | daily.dev og:description: GitButler, a Git branch management client, is now publicly available with its source code open on GitHub and the waiting list removed. The tool lets developers... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/opening-up-gitbutler-qtkhdxgor og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qTkHDXGOr.png og:image:alt: Opening Up 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. # Opening Up GitButler **[GitButler Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/gitbutler)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GitButler, a Git branch management client, is now publicly available with its source code open on GitHub and the waiting list removed. The tool lets developers work on multiple branches simultaneously, drag-and-drop diffs between branches, amend/squash commits, and write AI-assisted commit messages. It uses the Functional Source License (FSL), a non-compete license that converts to MIT after two years. The client is free, works without GitButler's servers, and has opt-out telemetry. Revenue will come from future server-based team features. The product is currently in beta. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#devtools](https://daily.dev/tags/devtools), [#git](https://daily.dev/tags/git), [#version-control](https://daily.dev/tags/version-control) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/opening-up-gitbutler-qtkhdxgor) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Opening Up GitButler","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/opening-up-gitbutler-qtkhdxgor","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/opening-up-gitbutler-qtkhdxgor"},"datePublished":"2026-07-26T07:48:17.837Z","dateModified":"2026-07-26T07:49:02.346Z","description":"GitButler, a Git branch management client, is now publicly available with its source code open on GitHub and the waiting list removed. The tool lets developers...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b22654bf4f1388cb21d4062cfe346f3c?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b22654bf4f1388cb21d4062cfe346f3c?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"GitButler Blog","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"GitButler Blog","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--LrHsyt2T--/f_auto/v1692632054/squad_placeholder_sfwkmj","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/gitbutler"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/opening-up-gitbutler-qtkhdxgor","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"open-source,devtools,git,version-control","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"GitButler Blog","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/gitbutler"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Opening Up GitButler"}]} ```