facebook/sapling

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6993 stars · 394 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Sapling SCM is a cross-platform, Git-compatible source control system from Meta, built in Rust, comprising the `sl` CLI, the Mononoke server, and the EdenFS virtual filesystem. It is designed for extreme scalability to monorepos with millions of files and commits while offering a user-friendly interface including an Interactive Smartlog web UI and VS Code integration.

Use cases

• clone and work with existing Git repositories on GitHub
• manage commits in a massive monorepo with millions of files
• stack and iterate on commits without branch hassle
• visualize and interact with repository history via a web UI
• speed up checkouts in large repositories with a virtual filesystem

When to choose

• you work in or with very large monorepos where Git performance degrades
• you want a friendlier UX for stacked commits and history navigation
• you want a Git-compatible client for GitHub workflows
• you want an interactive smartlog UI or VS Code integration

When to avoid

• you need the server-side (Mononoke) or EdenFS components in production - they are not yet supported publicly
• your team is fully invested in standard Git tooling and ecosystem integrations
• you need a GPL-2.0-licensed tool in a context where that license is a problem

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version-control cli developer-tools version-control developer-tools windows cross-platform cli git-compatible monorepo mercurial-inspired virtual-filesystem stacked-commits rust command-line linux macos

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