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, Unified SCC and VisualSVN for use with Microsoft Visual Studio, and Subclipse or Subversive[1][2] for use with Eclipse. Delphi XE Subversion integration is built into the Delphi IDE.
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 | 2.5.12478 | June 5, 2014 | No | Diff, blame, history, properties |
| CODESYS SVN | C#, SharpSvn | Microsoft Windows | proprietary, trials can be negotiated | SVN plugin for CODESYS V3 | English, German | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | V4.0.1.2 (based on SVN 1.7.17) | June 12, 2014 | No | Diff, merge, log |
| eSvn | C++, Qt | Unix-like operating systems (GNU/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.[3] For Windows: July 12, 2007[4] | No | ? |
| kdesvn | C++, Qt | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X | GPL | Konqueror, Dolphin, standalone | English | file, http, https, (k)svn, (k)svn+file, (k)svn+http, (k)svn+https, (k)svn+ssh | 1.6.0 | August 5, 2012[5] | Yes | ? |
| 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] | ? | ? |
| MagnetSVN | C# | Microsoft Windows (32/64-bit) | proprietary, 30-day trial | Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 3.0.0 | April 22, 2015[8] | No | Diff |
| 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 | 0.16.0 | March 2, 2014 | ? | ? |
| 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 | |
| SmartSVN | Java | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows (Any with a 1.5 or higher JRE) | Trial with commercial upgrade or free 'Foundation' edition | GUI, standalone, Finder and Windows Shell (Explorer) integration | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh | 8.6.2 | November 12, 2014[9] | Yes | Diff, merge, revision graph with merge arrows |
| 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[10] | ? | ? |
| SVNBreeze | C# | Microsoft Windows | Paid license needed (free trial available) | GUI, standalone | en | http, https, svn, file | 1.0.13.1023 | October 23, 2013 | ? | Diff, Merge Files, Log, Branch, Merge Branches, File Properties |
| TortoiseSVN | C++, MFC | Microsoft Windows (32/64-bit) | GPL | Windows Shell (Explorer) | 41 languages (including en) | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file, svn+XXX | 1.8.8 | August 11, 2014 | Yes | Diff, merge, Revision Tree |
| Trac | Python | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows | Modified BSD | web-based | [31 languages] | file | 1.01[11] | February 1, 2013[12] | Yes | Log |
| ViewVC | Python | http, https | "two-clause Berkeley-style" | web-based | English | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | 1.1.23 | November 4, 2014[13] | ? | 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 | 4.0.10 | October 28, 2014[14] | Yes | ? | |
| Xcode | Objective-C, Cocoa | Mac OS X | Proprietary, free on Mac App Store | Xcode IDE | English | 5.0.1 (4H127) | October 22, 2013 | ? | ? |
Standalone Subversion clients comparison table
| Client name | Free | Network protocols | Diff | Merge | Browse remote repository |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone | No | file, http, https, svn and svn+ssh | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DiffPlug | Yes | file, http, https, svn | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| eSvn | Yes | http, svn | ? | ? | ? |
| iVersion | No | svn, http, https | ? | ? | ? |
| kdesvn | Yes | file, http, https, (k)svn, (k)svn+file, (k)svn+http, (k)svn+https, (k)svn+ssh | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| QSvn | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | |
| RapidSVN | Yes | internal | internal | Yes | |
| sdSVN | Yes | http, https | ? | ? | ? |
| SmartGit | Yes | http, https, svn, svn+ssh | Yes | Yes | No |
| SmartSVN Professional | No | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SmartSVN Foundation | No | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Subcommander | Yes | http, https, svn, file | ? | ? | ? |
| SVN-Monitor | Yes | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | ? | ? | ? |
| SVNBreeze | No | http, https, svn, svn, file | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SVN Repo Browser | Yes | http, https, svn | No | No | Yes |
| SVN Repo Browser Pro | No | http, https, svn | Yes | No | Yes |
| Syncro SVN | No | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| svnup | Yes | http, https, svn | No | No | No |
| Versions | No | http, https, svn, svn+ssh, file | Yes | ? | Yes |
| ZigVersion | Yes | http, https, svn, file | ? | ? | ? |
| GTalkabout | No | http, https, svn, 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 [...]
- ↑ http://www.eclipse.org/subversive/
- ↑ eSvn - Browse /eSvn/0.6.12 at SourceForge.net
- ↑ eSvn - Browse /eSvn/0.6.11 at SourceForge.net
- ↑ Released Version 1.6.0 – Kdesvn project
- ↑ Press Room - PixelNovel - innovative tools for Adobe Photoshop users, such as version control for Photoshop and a Photoshop plugin for exporting photos to Flickr
- ↑ PixelNovel Timeline Released - Press Release -PixelNovel - innovative tools for Adobe Photoshop users, such as version control for Photoshop and a Photoshop plugin for exportin...
- ↑ MagnetSVN | Version History
- ↑ Changelog
- ↑ http://svnnotifier.tigris.org/source/browse/*checkout*/svnnotifier/trunk/ReleaseNotes.txt
- ↑ TracDownload – The Trac Project
- ↑ RELEASE in tags/trac-1.0.1 – The Trac Project
- ↑ viewvc Documents & files:
- ↑ VisualSVN | Version History