Are there any free alternatives to VisualSVN?

Question

Are there any free alternatives to VisualSVN (a Visual Studio 2008 plugin for subversion control)? Visual Studio Express 2008 support would be great.

Update: VisualSVN 3.0 is free when used on computers that are not joined to Active Directory domain: http://www.visuaslvn.com/visualsvn/purchase/ — Ivan Zhakov, Aug 20 '12 at 12:42

user229044 · Answer 1 · 2012-08-03T17:12:55.737

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TortoiseSVN is a fantastic free alternative that integrates tightly with Windows Explorer, but not Visual Studio specifically.

edited Aug 03 '12 at 17:12

answered Dec 17 '09 at 16:12

user229044

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It's interesting that this is so high since the question sounds like it's specifically for a Visual Studio plugin. I suppose people love their Tortoise plugins. My only complaint is the indexing eating up resources and it not refreshing the folder/file icons always. Due to this, I prefer the command line tools. I will say that my work machine isn't less then optimal for a developer machine in the Microsoft world. – Sean Copenhaver Dec 17 '09 at 17:25
I use cygwin myself, but my co-workers use Tortoise... – user229044 Dec 22 '09 at 14:51

score 6 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 21 '12 at 11:29

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VisualSVN 3.0 is free when used on computers that are not joined to Active Directory domain: http://www.visualsvn.com/visualsvn/purchase/

edited Aug 21 '12 at 11:29

bahrep

answered Aug 07 '12 at 17:52

Ivan Zhakov

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 17 '09 at 16:12

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I use and love AnkhSVN. I don't think VS 2008 Express supports add-ins or packages...

answered Dec 17 '09 at 16:12

Dave Swersky

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 17 '09 at 16:12

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AnkhSVN is free under the Apache 2.0 license and integrates with VS. I am unsure about the Express edition (I us Professional), but give it a try.

answered Dec 17 '09 at 16:12

JasCav

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 17 '09 at 16:12

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It looks like the 2.X series of AnkhSVN supports it

answered Dec 17 '09 at 16:12

Dusty

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 17 '09 at 16:13

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donno about express edition sc integration - if it is possible that it will work. if MS blocked it.. use tortois throuhg file system.

answered Dec 17 '09 at 16:13

Dani

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Dec 17 '09 at 16:14

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ankhsvn is the only one I know of, but alas no Express support.

answered Dec 17 '09 at 16:14

Mark

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