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Retcon
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The macOS app for effortlessly rewriting Git history.

https://retcon.app
Retcon 1.5 releases today! It brings an updated UI on Tahoe, a redesigned icon, and an assortment of improvements and fixes. Update from the Retcon menu, or get the app from retcon.app.

(please also update to macOS 26.1, which resolves many system bugs, some of which impact Retcon)
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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New blog post! Retcon 1.4 got a lot faster. Much of that speed is owed to caches. Straightforward caches, oddly-specific caches, hard-to-invalidate caches, the works. Here's some details about them!

pending.design/making-retcon-...
Making Retcon fast: A cache for every need
Big speedups through bespoke caches.
pending.design
October 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Today marks Retcon's very first anniversary! A year of small refinements, and heavy-duty enhancements. Here's to many more :)
August 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Retcon 1.4 is now available, with staggering performance improvements. The app is now incredibly responsive, and easily handles Git histories with hundreds of thousands of commits. Every last part of Retcon was throughly tuned—with zero compromises.

See for yourself with the free trial: retcon.app
August 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
⏩ Now available in beta: Retcon's speed boost update!
Get it now, and help test the vast performance improvements ahead of release.

To download it: make sure beta updates are enabled in the app's settings, then check for updates from the Retcon menu. Feedback wanted!
July 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Retcon 1.3.1 releases today! It's a smaller update, with an assortment of fixes and improvements.

It also adds a single new setting, "Check for beta updates", that'll come in handy pretty soon.
July 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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#IndieDeveloper Nathan built #Retcon, a macOS app for rewriting Git history — and added privacy-first analytics without creeping on users.
No trackers. Just insights.
Read the full case study here: telemetrydeck.com/casestudies/... and check out Nathan's account here: bsky.app/profile/retc...
“Looking at the data lowers my blood pressure.” | TelemetryDeck
🧡 Helping developers improve their apps with immediate, accurate and private analytics.
telemetrydeck.com
May 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Who says the EU can’t build brilliant apps? ✨

This month’s #MemberShoutout highlights creative, clever, and useful apps made in the European Union. From mood tracking to book journaling — discover the developers behind them:

telemetrydeck.com/blog/eu-apps...
Member Shoutout April 2025 | TelemetryDeck
Explore useful, privacy-friendly apps from the EU in our April 2025 Member Shoutout!
telemetrydeck.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
If “~/.ssh/config” means something to you, you'll like this update: Retcon 1.3 adds support for custom OpenSSH configurations!
Assign keys per-remote, conditionally override connection parameters, vary SSH agent by host—this update enables the SSH setup of your SSH dreams.

Free trial on retcon.app.
April 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Why hello there, Bluesky!
April 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM