Spor – automatic project snapshot and undo tool

Spor is a local project history tool that automatically records changes to files, allowing users to return to earlier states of their work.

Unlike conventional version control systems, Spor does not require users to create commits, stage files or decide when changes should be preserved. Instead, it monitors a project directory and creates snapshots as files change.

The application is intended for workflows involving experimentation and frequent revision, including software development, writing, design and research. Users can revisit an earlier snapshot, restore its contents and continue working in a different direction without discarding the history they have already accumulated.

Spor maintains its history locally and provides both command-line operations and an interactive terminal interface for exploring snapshots.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Automatic project snapshots when monitored files change.
• Project-wide history covering multiple files and directories.
• Restore an entire project to any recorded snapshot.
• Branching snapshot history that preserves alternative development paths.
• Undo and redo operations across project snapshots.
• Interactive terminal interface displaying the snapshot history as a tree.
• Name important snapshots using descriptive labels.
• Inspect differences between snapshots using a built-in diff viewer.
• Restore individual files or directories from earlier snapshots without changing other files.
• Manual snapshot creation when automatic monitoring is disabled.
• Content deduplication to avoid storing identical file contents repeatedly.
• Compressed storage of recorded file data.
• Configurable file and directory exclusions using a dedicated ignore file.
• Automatic exclusion of common temporary files and generated directories.
• Remove unwanted snapshots or discard history before a selected point.
• Combine consecutive snapshots to simplify recorded history.
• Preserve named snapshots and branching points when compacting history.
• Verify stored history for corruption.
• Garbage collection for reclaiming storage occupied by unreferenced data.
• Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Website: github.com/emprcl/spor
Support:
Developer: emprcl
License: MIT License

Spor is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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