What does GitButler replace?

GitButler is a free alternative to GitKraken ($120/yr).

Is GitButler open source?

Not by the OSI definition. GitButler uses the FSL-1.1-MIT, a source-available license: the code is public, but the license isn't OSI-approved.

Yes (AUR: gitbutler-bin; Flathub: com.gitbutler.gitbutler). Install with: yay -S gitbutler-bin or flatpak install flathub com.gitbutler.gitbutler.

There's nothing to host: GitButler is a desktop app that runs on your own machine.

A free, source-available alternative to GitKraken. Switching saves $120/yr at list price.

Checked Oct 17, 2026 · How we check

Desktop app

Replaces it Active Source-available · FSL-1.1-MIT Linux Arch/AUR

gitbutlerapp/gitbutler21.8k★last push Oct 17, 2026checked Oct 17, 2026

Pre-1.0 and built around parallel virtual branches, so it works quite differently from GitKraken's commit graph.

Imports your data: opens your existing Git repos; nothing else carries over

Install

$ yay -S gitbutler-bin

$ flatpak install flathub com.gitbutler.gitbutler

What does GitButler replace?: GitButler is a free alternative to GitKraken ($120/yr).
Is GitButler open source?: Not by the OSI definition. GitButler uses the FSL-1.1-MIT, a source-available license: the code is public, but the license isn't OSI-approved.
Does GitButler run on Linux?: Yes (AUR: gitbutler-bin; Flathub: com.gitbutler.gitbutler). Install with: yay -S gitbutler-bin or flatpak install flathub com.gitbutler.gitbutler.
Can you self-host GitButler?: There's nothing to host: GitButler is a desktop app that runs on your own machine.