Retcon
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Retcon, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Retcon's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | Priced on request | All Individual features · Priority support · Invoice-based billing · Custom pricing · Custom |
| Individual (monthly) | — | 1 user · Up to three Macs · All features unlocked · —/month |
| Individual (yearly) | — | 1 user · Up to three Macs · All features unlocked · —/year |
The facts
Each one read from Retcon's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Activation requirement
- The license agreement requires online activation and reactivation at least once every 14 days to retain full functionality.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Retcon supports SSH and HTTPS remote authentication, keychain support, and full OpenSSH configuration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Conflict handling
- Retcon previews changes instantly, shows detailed conflict diffs, and allows further history changes while conflicts are pending.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Git operations
- Retcon supports pulling and pushing branches, rebasing and merging branches, and creating and deleting branches.checked 11 Oct 2026
- History editing
- The app supports rewording, moving, fixupping, deleting, splitting, and editing commits.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The site lists Finder and Terminal integration, plus support for external diff tools and SSH agents including 1Password and Secretive.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The license allows personal use or internal business use, with a license for each user.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The feature list says all telemetry is opt-in and anonymized; the license agreement says the company will not sell personal information to third parties.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Retcon is a macOS app for rewriting Git history using drag and drop.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Subscription expiry
- After a subscription expires, Retcon becomes read-only: repository browsing remains available, but rewriting history and creating commits are disabled.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The help page says support handles technical and payment issues and typically responds within three business days.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Undo
- Almost any Retcon operation can be reverted with Edit > Undo (⌘Z), including rebases, merges, pushes, and pulls.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- The license agreement identifies the company as Entreprise Nathan Manceaux-Panot, an individual enterprise established under French law.checked 11 Oct 2026
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