🚀 Meet DeltaBox: A Simple Local Version Control CLI Built With .NET

Kaiky Gabriel Alves — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 22:17:25 +0000

What if version control could be simple, intuitive, and fully offline?

That’s exactly why I created DeltaBox.

Today, I’m excited to share my first global CLI tool published on NuGet 🎉

💡 Why DeltaBox?

When I started learning programming, I quickly realized that version control is essential.
But for beginners and small projects, traditional tools can feel complex and overwhelming.

I wanted something:

Simple

Fast

Easy to understand

Focused on productivity

So I built DeltaBox.

📦 What is DeltaBox?

DeltaBox is a lightweight local version control CLI that works using folder snapshots.

It’s designed for:

Beginners learning versioning

Developers working on small or local projects

Anyone who wants a fast and offline workflow

No configuration.
No complexity.
Just version control.
independent of platform.

✨ Features

✅ Create commits in seconds
✅ Manage branches easily
✅ Manage merges easily
✅ Restore previous versions
✅ Fully offline
✅ Clean and intuitive commands
✅ Native compatibility with Windows, Linux, and Mac.

Example:

deltabox init
deltabox commit "New feature"
deltabox branch feature-login

🚀 Installation

You can install DeltaBox globally with:

dotnet tool install -g DeltaBox
🔗 GitHub

Project repository:
https://github.com/Kaikygabriel/deltabox

Feedback, suggestions, and contributions are very welcome 🙌

🎯 What’s Next?

I plan to continue evolving DeltaBox with:

New commands

Performance improvements

Better version management

This is just the beginning.

If you’re learning programming, building your own tools is one of the best ways to grow.

And if DeltaBox can help someone learn version control more easily, then the mission is already worth it.

DEV Community: Kaiky Gabriel Alves

🚀 Meet DeltaBox: A Simple Local Version Control CLI Built With .NET