undo-tree is great! I use it like a "mini git", it supports branches/forks, so I can usually just try something in any order and easily go back to where I want

undo-tree is great! I use it like a "mini git", it supports branches/forks, so I can usually just try something in any order and easily go back to where I want to be. I use it in combination with Evil (vim) bindings, and everything works like a dream.