Comparison of Subversion clients
A comparison of Subversion clients includes various aspects of computer software implementations of the client role using the client–server model of the Subversion revision control system.
Descriptions
TortoiseSVN, a Windows shell extension, gives feedback on the state of versioned items by adding overlays to the icons in the Windows Explorer. Repository commands can be executed from the enhanced context menu provided by Tortoise.
SmartSVN provides a similar Explorer integration, but also can be used as a standalone SVN client for different platforms. SmartSVN is available in three different editions: A free Foundation edition with fewer features and two commercial editions called Professional and Enterprise with the full feature set.
Some programmers prefer to have a client integrated within their development environment. Such environments may provide visual feedback of the state of versioned items and add repository commands to the menus of the development environment. Examples of this approach include AnkhSVN, and VisualSVN for use with Microsoft Visual Studio, and Eclipse Subversive[1] [2] for use with Eclipse Platform IDEs. Delphi XE Subversion integration is built into the Delphi integrated development environment.
It is common to expose Subversion via WebDAV using the Apache web server. In this case, any WebDAV client can be used, but the functionality provided this way may be limited. Alternative ways to serve Subversion include uberSVN and VisualSVN Server.
Subversion clients comparison table
Name | Programming language, toolkit | Operating system | License | Integration | Languages | Network protocols | Current version | Last release date | Server functionality | Visualization |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AnkhSVN | C#, SharpSvn | Microsoft Windows | Apache License | Microsoft Visual Studio (all editions except Express) | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 2.9.87 | November 9, 2021[3] | No | Diff, blame, history, properties |
eSvn | C++, Qt | Unix-like operating systems (Linux distributions, FreeBSD, Sun Solaris and others), Mac OS X and Windows | GPL | GUI, standalone (like WinCVS, Cervisia) | English | http, svn | 0.6.12 | For *nix OSs: July 16, 2007 .[4] For Windows: July 12, 2007[5] | No | ? |
PixelNovel Timeline | C++ | Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | Free if used with PixelNovel web storage, 30-day trial with commercial upgrade otherwise | Adobe Photoshop | English | svn | 1.0 | July 7, 2009[6][7] | ? | ? |
QSvn | C++, Qt | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | GPL | GUI, standalone (like WinCVS) | English | 0.8.3 | July 26, 2009 | No | ? | |
RabbitVCS | Python, GTK+ | Linux | GPL | Nautilus, Thunar, Gedit, CLI | ca, cs, de, en, es, fa, fr, he, hr, it, ja, nb, nl, pl, pt, ro, ru, sk, sl, sv, zh_CN | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 0.18 [8] | February 12, 2020[9] | ? | ? |
RapidSVN | C++, wxWidgets | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Solaris, many more | GPL | GUI, standalone | Unicode, many | 0.12.1 | June 28, 2012 | No | External | |
SubTile | XUL, JavaScript | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows (Any with Xulrunner or Firefox) | GPL, Mozilla Public License, Apache License | GUI, standalone | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh | 0.2.201505204 | May 1, 2017[10] | No | Diff, merge, revision graph |
SVNBreeze | C#, SharpSvn | Microsoft Windows | Proprietary, Free | GUI, standalone | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 2.0.23.3190 | March 19, 2023 | No | Diff, merge, history, properties |
SVN Notifier | C# | Microsoft Windows | GPL | GUI, standalone. It needs TortoiseSVN installed. | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 1.9.3 | June 25, 2012[11] | ? | ? |
TortoiseSVN | C++, MFC | Microsoft Windows (32/64-bit) | GPL | Windows Shell (Explorer) | 54 languages (including English)[12] | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file, svn+XXX | 1.14.1 | February 10, 2021[13] | No | Diff, merge, Revision Tree, blame |
Trac | Python | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | Modified BSD | web-based | 33 languages (including English)[14] | file | 1.4.3[15] | May 9, 2021[16] | Yes | Log |
ViewVC | Python | http, https | "two-clause Berkeley-style" | web-based | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 1.2.1 | March 26, 2020[17] | ? | Diff, annotation, blame, revision graph |
VisualSVN | Microsoft Windows (32/64-bit) | proprietary | Microsoft Visual Studio (all editions except Express) | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 7.3.0 | October 6, 2020[18] | Yes | ? | |
Xcode | Objective-C, Cocoa | macOS | Proprietary, free[19] | Xcode IDE | English | 9.4.1 Support for SVN was dropped in Xcode 10 |
June 19, 2018 | ? | ? |
Standalone Subversion clients comparison table
Client name | Free | Network protocols | Diff | Merge | Browse remote repository |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
eSvn | Yes | http, svn | ? | ? | ? |
QSvn | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | |
RapidSVN | Yes | internal | internal | Yes | |
SubTile | Yes | http, https, svn, svn+ssh | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SVNBreeze | Yes | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | Yes | Yes | Yes |
See also
References
-
Cei, Ugo; Lucidi, Piergiorgio (2010). Alfresco 3 Web Services. Packt Publishing Ltd. p. n.p. ISBN 9781849511537. Retrieved 2013-03-04.
In Eclipse, for instance, you will have to install one of the existing Subversion plugins, such as Subversive [...]
- "Eclipse Subversive - Subversion (SVN) Team Provider | the Eclipse Foundation".
- AnkhSVN Releases at GitHub
- eSvn - Browse /eSvn/0.6.12 at SourceForge.net
- eSvn - Browse /eSvn/0.6.11 at SourceForge.net
- Press Room - PixelNovel - innovative tools for Adobe Photoshop users, such as version control for Photoshop and a Photoshop plugin for exporting photos to Flickr Archived 2012-07-12 at archive.today
- PixelNovel Timeline Released - Press Release -PixelNovel - innovative tools for Adobe Photoshop users, such as version control for Photoshop and a Photoshop plugin for exportin... Archived 2012-07-13 at archive.today
- "RabbitVCS v0.18 Released « RabbitVCS".
- "RabbitVCS v0.18 Released « RabbitVCS".
- SubTile Project
- http://svnnotifier.tigris.org/source/browse/*checkout*/svnnotifier/trunk/ReleaseNotes.txt
- TortoiseSVN localization
- TortoiseSVN Downloads - Current Version
- TracL10N - Localization of Trac
- Trac Changelog
- Trac Changelog
- ViewVC Changelog at GitHub
- VisualSVN | Version History
- Xcode on the Mac App Store