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SmartSVN is a platform-independent Subversion (SVN) client. Although it contains very powerful features, it is very easy to use, especially for users of SmartCVS who switched to Subversion. SmartSVN is self-contained, no need to install seperate applications like Subversion command line client or file compare tools.
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I tried SmartSVN back in the 1.x versions and gave up on it because the UI was so awkward. However, things have gotten much better in version 2. There are still some significant issues in the way you identify working directories and switch between them. The selector is awkward and though you can edit the names of items in your Project Manager, you can't see the full path without opening them individually. The file browser insists on showing the full path to the top level of the working directory, which is completely pointless and ensures that in most cases you won't be able to see the most important part of the path - the directory you're actually in. However, if you name the project by its directory, you can see this in the window title bar. Otherwise, the layout is pretty good. Viewing files and seeing the history of changes in each update is very convenient. The repository browser is very handy also. (this refers to the free version)
Awesome developer support
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />A few weeks ago I mentioned a couple of points to the developers on the mailing list that would make operation on MacOS easier, these were confirmed on the list and I was told they would appear in this version. They just have been. Now that's support!
Releases are quite frequent, this project is very much alive. It will be quite some time before any native OSX applciations can claim anything remotely close to SmartSVN's feature set.
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I'm just delighted to see a really great svn client rather than having to mess about in the terminal (what is a GUI for for goodness sake) - this app makes the whole subversion experience a lot quicker and more pleasant.
It's a very full featured client and very stable. I've tried all the other OSX subversion clients and compared to SmartSVN they appear to be "in progress".
I consider SmartSVN to be to subversion what PHPMyAdmin is to MySQL - ok it's not native cocoa but it's brilliant none the less. Support is great via their mailing list, and the pro upgrade fee for the full version is very fair. To be honest the basic version is pretty complete as it is :)
