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DESCRIPTION
Versions provides a pleasant way to work with Subversion on your Mac. Whether you’re a hardcore Subversion user or new to version control systems, Versions will help streamline your workflow. The beta is out now, so say hello to the fresh new look of your repository and start saying less to that command-line interface. Download the beta for free to take it for a spin.

Whether you’re a designer, developer, editor or project manager, chances are you already have plenty on your mind. Versions saves you the hassle and makes working with Subversion easy for your entire team. Thanks to Versions’ clear-cut approach to Subversion, novices and power users alike will enjoy using it. And if you haven’t moved to Subversion yet, now is the time.

WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.0.4:
  • Added Subversion 1.6 support
  • Upgraded Subversion 1.5 libraries to version 1.5.6
  • Added support for SASL authentication
  • Fixed compatibility with BBEdit for comparing differences
  • Sorting files by name in the Browse view now works like in the Finder
  • Bookmarks are now also sorted correctly when accented characters are present in their names
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when the subversion config file can't be parsed correctly
  • Added an option to start Versions in “Verbose mode” (option + shift keys) to log all errors to the Console
  • Better error handling when passwords cannot be retrieved from or stored to the Keychain.
  • Added a “Quit Now” button to the “Waiting for transactions to finish...” window
  • Fixed bugs in registration that occurred in very specific scenarios
  • Updated the Help documentation with an FAQ page
  • Corrected a linguistic error in the EULA, seize -> cease
  • Various other small improvements
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later, Xcode Tools for FileMerge integration used to display diffs.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:Pico and Sofa
Downloads:5,237
  - Version d/l:292
Development:Reference
License:Demo
Date:20 May 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$50.00
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May 20 2009
****.

U P 2 U  the best SVN App for MAC  
(Version 1.0.4)

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Apr 14 2009
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PWENZEL  As a consistent user of both command line SVN and svnX, I am quite satisfied with my demo of Versions, and look forward to purchasing it. As some commenters have mentioned, it is more expensive than competing products. However, it worked fabulously for a project I am working on that involves thousands of files and multiple developers, often many updates and commits per day.

Our project also lacks Trac, so I appreciate the Version's easy to read Timeline view.

If you are only doing a small project with infrequent commits, you may not reap the benefits of Versions. But if you are accessing your SVN repository frequently, Versions is totally slick and worth the asking price.   
(Version 1.0.3)

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Mar 13 2009
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CAPTSALTYJACK  This app isn't ready for prime time, I don't think. Major functionality such as branching and merging isn't present. Furthermore, some operations are just plain confusing, for instance, the "rollback" feature. I choose rollback to revision 23, for example, and I can see that 3 files have been affected, yet when I commit, nothing happens.

Besides that, I should mention that it's rare for a developer to do a rollback *to* a specific revision. It's not common that we're at r312, and we say "oh hey, we should roll back to r287, and trash all the work we've done from r288 through r312." It just doesn't happen. More common is to look at, for example, r308, and say "yuck, r308 really botched some of the network functions, let's pull it out." On the command line, a simple "svn merge . -c -308" (reverse merge) followed by "svn commit" does the trick, and reverses anything done in r308 so it's almost as if it never existed. Or if r308 and r276 are bad, "svn merge . -c -308,-276" will pull out both. Versions can't do any of this.

Between the lack of branch/merge, and reverse merging, I just can't justify dropping the money on this application yet. This is way overpriced given its current feature set. I hope the developer will continue to work hard on Versions to make it the best it can be.  
(Version 1.0.3)

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Feb 9 2009

DWETTE  I really liked this in beta when I used it, but $50 is too expensive for this tool. If it comes down to half the price I'll get it. Otherwise, sticking with shell svn and SvnX.  
(Version 1.0.3)

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Dec 4 2008
*****

RKILCOYNE  Best graphical subversion tool bar none -- and this is coming from someone who has no qualms about using subversion from the command-line. Great cocoa interface, integration with filemerge, and lots of potential.

Perfect app for monitoring MANY subversion repositories. Suggestion for future version: add growl notification for bookmark updates while Versions is in the background.   
(Version 1.0.3)

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Nov 26 2008
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MX  I tried this app in Beta, and I'm now using it until my Tech department upgrades me to Dreamweaver CS4 (Subversion integration -- yes!). What I really like about Versions is the simplicity and the OS 10.5 interface. Simple to figure out for non-developers like me who only do about 3 things with Subversion: update, commit, and merge.

So it's the last thing that stall on my buying Versions for now: no merge capabilities built-in. Sure, I can merge by opening Terminal. But I want all-in-one super simplicity. Remember I'm a non-coder and I don't like to mess with command lining when it's at all avoidable.

I also use SmartSVN Pro which seems to have been built by coders for coders. It's not pretty, but not difficult to use, as I pretty much ignore most of the buttons and other features in the menus. SmartSVN is far more robust than I need, so I prefer to use Versions or DW CS4. Just hoping the "merge" gets added in a future update or upgrade.  
(Version 1.0.2)

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Nov 19 2008

BNZ  I agree with the comments. The $50 price point is too steep for an application that merely provides some convenience over the command-line. Most people i know run subversion together with a trac installation anyway, so most other useful features like the well arranged timeline are present already. I hope the authors will change their mind about the price. For me, $15-$20 is a more appropriate price point for this. Other than that, this is clearly a nice application with a lot of polish for a 1.0x version!  
(Version 1.0.2)

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Nov 18 2008

JTHEISS  Damn. I was really liking this, but $50 is too steep for an app i use for 5 minutes at the end of my day.  
(Version 1.0.2)

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Nov 19 2008

ELEVEN  I'd say those 5 minutes pretty important!   
(Version 1.0.2)

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Nov 19 2008

RAWN027  If you only use this app 5 minutes at the end of your day you are doing it all wrong. Last time I checked for real programmers who use real version control (git) it is more of a lifestyle change than an after-thought tacked on to the end of the day.

That begin said, as a real programmer I never feel the need for a GUI based version control app, nor would I use this because its SVN not GIT.

Lastly, I mean no harm to the developers of this fine Mac OS X citizen, it is quite stunning and I remember being interested in the app when I still used SVN as my main versioning system. Kudos to the devs on this app for sure!  
(Version 1.0.2)

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Nov 19 2008

JTHEISS  Don't get me wrong, it's an elegant app and if if was $25 or even $30, I'd slap my money down right now. I just think $50 is just way too high a price for what is.  
(Version 1.0.2)

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Nov 19 2008

RAWN027  Agreed.  
(Version 1.0.2)

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Nov 18 2008

AKRABAT  This program requires activation, so you are entirely reliant on the developer keeping their servers working. Better hope they don't go bust or turn it off for older versions to force you to upgrade.

I'm not prepared to take the risk and will get another subversion client instead.  
(Version 1.0)

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Nov 17 2008
*****

JOELLEVIN  Versions has been fantastic since the betas. I currently use it to manage 6 subversion repositories, and I would never dream of going back to the command-line way of doing things. The interface is well thought out and intuitive, it is very stable, and the app plays nicely with workflows.

Compared to other applications:

SmartSVN - yeah, SmartSVN is decent, but it's a java app and immediately loses to the native Cocoa app in terms of interface and ease-of-use.

SvnX - this app is awkward to use (interface again).

Cornerstone - I have a lot of hope for the future of Cornerstone, as I consider it to be the only real competition Versions has. But right now, Version's timeline view and general simplicity makes it a better app for the developer that wants to spend as little time mucking about with svn as possible.

When it comes down to it, all GUI subversion clients are going to perform the same basic tasks and it really just becomes a competition of who can make the whole thing a nicer experience for the user. Versions is an excellent example of how to do that.  
(Version 1.0)

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