// version control, but less
A featherweight space
for your code.
Grove is a version control system that asks very little. Just projects, saves, and a binary roughly the size of its icon.
$grove create
Enter new project name (blank to return):
$grove save
Snapshot saved.
$grove restore
--- Restore Snapshot · chapter_02 ---
1. final_03_polished_leakfixed8
Mar 05 2026 · 9:57PM
# we've all been there
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binary size
608kb
smaller than most favicons
runtime deps
0
none. zero. zilch.
platforms
3os
linux · mac · windows
what it does
01 —
Instant Install
Download the installer, double-click it. Done.
02 —
Snapshots
Save your work with a single command. Browse history, restore saves, keep moving.
03 —
Your Grove
Browse neatly assorted backups in your file explorer, directly. Do what you want with them.
04 —
Written in Rust
Fast, safe, and tiny. No garbage collector, no runtime — just a binary.
05 —
For Solo Coders
Not built for enterprise CI pipelines. Built for one person who wants to ship without learning the entire culture of Git.
06 —
Part of DDE
Grove is the first piece of the Disintegrated Development Environment — a tiny suite for CLI-first developers.
get it
$curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/avatardeejay/grove/main/install.sh | sh
$irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/avatardeejay/grove/main/install.ps1 | iex
grove 0.1.0
or download the binary directly from the github releases page.