Fossil for Windows

D. Richard Hipp · Open source

Fossil is an open-source, distributed version control system created by D. Richard Hipp. Beyond tracking source code history, it integrates bug tracking, a wiki, forum, and technical documentation management into a single executable backed by an SQLite database.

Download for Windows

fossil-scm.org · Official website

✓ Official source (winget)
✓ SHA256 taken from the official repository
✓ Last checked: Nov. 4, 2026
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Version: 2.28
Release date: March 11, 2026
License: BSD 2-Clause
Installer type: zip

Install from the command line

How do I use this?

Type Terminal in the Start menu and open it, paste the command (Ctrl+V or right-click) and press Enter. It uses winget, Windows' own package manager, to install the program from its official source.

winget install --id Fossil.Fossil -e

SHA256 (file verification)

51283885e86aee10c5e9a8936d852f94d7391db5daf590faf1de4bae9eac7dae

How to install

Click the download button on our site to obtain the official Fossil executable.
Alternatively, open Command Prompt or PowerShell and run: winget install --id Fossil.Fossil -e
Extract or place the executable into a folder included in your system PATH environment variable.

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