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.
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 Subversive1 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 years ago (2021-11-09)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;17 years ago (2007-07-16).4 For Windows: July 12, 2007;17 years ago (2007-07-12)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;15 years ago (2009-07-07)67 | ? | ? |
| QSvn | C++, Qt | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | GPL | GUI, standalone (like WinCVS) | English | 0.8.3 | July 26, 2009;15 years ago (2009-07-26) | 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 | 0.19 8 | July 19, 2023;21 months ago (2023-07-19)9 | ? | Diff, blame, history |
| RapidSVN | C++, wxWidgets | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Solaris, many more | GPL | GUI, standalone | Unicode, many | 0.12.1 | June 28, 2012;12 years ago (2012-06-28) | No | External | |
| 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;12 years ago (2012-06-25)10 | ? | ? |
| SmartSVN | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux | Proprietary | GUI, standalone | English, and more | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 14.4.1 | April 12, 2024;13 months ago (2024-04-12)11 | No | Diff, Merge, Revision Tree, Log, Blame | |
| TortoiseSVN | C++, MFC | Microsoft Windows (32/64-bit/Arm64) | GPL | Windows Shell (Explorer) | 54 languages (including English)12 | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file, svn+XXX | 1.14.7 | April 16, 2024;12 months ago (2024-04-16)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 | 1.4.315 | May 9, 2021;4 years ago (2021-05-09)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;5 years ago (2020-03-26)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;4 years ago (2020-10-06)18 | Yes | ? | |
| Xcode | Objective-C, Cocoa | macOS | Proprietary, free19 | Xcode IDE | English | 9.4.1Support for SVN was dropped in Xcode 10 | June 19, 2018;6 years ago (2018-06-19) | ? | ? |
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 |
See also
References
Cei, Ugo; Lucidi, Piergiorgio (2010). Alfresco 3 Web Services. Packt Publishing Ltd. p. n.p. ISBN 9781849511537. Retrieved 4 March 2013. In Eclipse, for instance, you will have to install one of the existing Subversion plugins, such as Subversive [...] 9781849511537 ↩
"Eclipse Subversive - Subversion (SVN) Team Provider | the Eclipse Foundation". http://www.eclipse.org/subversive/ ↩
AnkhSVN Releases at GitHub https://github.com/AmpScm/AnkhSVN/releases ↩
eSvn - Browse /eSvn/0.6.12 at SourceForge.net http://sourceforge.net/projects/esvn/files/eSvn/0.6.12/ ↩
eSvn - Browse /eSvn/0.6.11 at SourceForge.net http://sourceforge.net/projects/esvn/files/eSvn/0.6.11/ ↩
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 http://pixelnovel.com/press/ ↩
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 http://pixelnovel.com/press/pressrelease-timeline/ ↩
"Release v0.19 · rabbitvcs/rabbitvcs". GitHub. https://github.com/rabbitvcs/rabbitvcs/releases/tag/v0.19 ↩
"Release v0.19 · rabbitvcs/rabbitvcs". GitHub. https://github.com/rabbitvcs/rabbitvcs/releases/tag/v0.19 ↩
Release notes tigris.org [dead link] http://svnnotifier.tigris.org/source/browse/*checkout*/svnnotifier/trunk/ReleaseNotes.txt ↩
Release notes tigris.org [dead link] http://svnnotifier.tigris.org/source/browse/*checkout*/svnnotifier/trunk/ReleaseNotes.txt ↩
TortoiseSVN localization https://www.transifex.com/luebbe/tortoisesvn/ ↩
TortoiseSVN Downloads - Current Version https://tortoisesvn.net/downloads.html ↩
TracL10N - Localization of Trac http://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/TracL10N#Translationcoordination ↩
Trac Changelog https://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/TracChangeLog ↩
Trac Changelog https://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/TracChangeLog ↩
ViewVC Changelog at GitHub https://raw.githubusercontent.com/viewvc/viewvc/master/CHANGES ↩
VisualSVN | Version History http://www.visualsvn.com/visualsvn/changes/ ↩
Xcode on the Mac App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835?mt=12 ↩