Product snapshot
Retcon is a free macOS utility that provides a graphical way to refine a repository’s commit history. Instead of memorizing complex Git commands, users work with a visual timeline and simple drag-and-drop gestures to adjust commits and tidy project history.
Main capabilities
- Remove unwanted commits from a branch with a click and drag.
- Rearrange commits by dragging them into a new order on the timeline.
- Edit commit details (messages, contents) to correct or improve past entries.
Benefits for your workflow
Retcon removes the need to perform interactive rebases or other intricate command-line workflows for many common history edits. Its visual approach shortens the learning curve, so both newcomers and seasoned developers can clean up or reorganize commit sequences quickly, reducing friction when preparing histories for reviews or releases.
Suggested alternative
Bandwidth+ — a free alternative worth considering for similar tasks on macOS. It’s another user-focused tool that emphasizes simplicity and visual controls for working with Git history.
Technical
- Mac
- Free