 | Nov 24 2009 |
WHOSYOURTATOR I love Versions. Just purchased it. Apple doesn't just select any old product for its Design Award. This product is polished. I have also had very quick contact with support. I'm so glad I no longer have to use the command line svn, that was getting old. People, check your spam filter if support doesn't reply. It is likely they did reply and the message is there. (Version 1.0.6) | |
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 | Oct 11 2009 |
ICONZ113 I was set on purchasing versions. So while I was making the purchase I was trying to take advantage of a coupon code that wasn't working, so I emailed them about it. While waiting, I decided to read up on versions and while doing so, came across Zennaware's Cornerstone. I decided to try it out, however I was still set on versions. After days of no response I decided to abandon and coupon code and just ask for an educational license, thinking it would speed along the process. I went ahead and sent my schools info in another email. After no response still, I decided to look more into Cornerstone. So I sent an email to Zennaware about Cornerstone educational license coupons, I received an email instantly with the coupon code. However I decided to still stick it out and wait for a response from the developer of versions. Even though both apps are great I was set on getting versions. I finally just received an email today responding to the first email I sent, they responded that they wanted to know the website I got the coupon code from, I responded 30 seconds later that I sent an email after that first initial email inquiring about education license coupons, and just wanted to get an educational license now, and again I'm waiting with no response. To me the companies lack of customer service reflects on the quality of service they can provide. If I ever had a problem in the future I can see the potential headaches when dealing with communicating with them, so I am going to go with Cornerstone. (Version 1.0.6) | |
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 | Oct 16 2009 |
VERSIONS TEAM Hi ICONZ113, It's very unfortunate that you have the impression that you weren't helped adequately. We responded to your every email within hours of receiving them. Our offer to help you still stands. - The Versions Team (Version 1.0.6) | |
 | Oct 2 2009 |
CALIXTUS While basically Version is nice client for the (mostly not very advanced) things I do with Subversion, I am increasingly disappointed at the speed of development, especially given the (comparatively high) price tag. Versions works and is stable, but it still hinders my workflow in certain situations. For instance, it still only has an "Open" contextual menu entry, but not "Open with ..." (yes, I mailed the developer about it a long time ago). It still creates a text clipping containing the path when I drag & drop an item onto the Desktop (of course, the path is useful when dropping an item onto a Terminal window, but why whould I want a clipping in the Finder?) and does not export the item (yes, I know I can do it in the CM, but why not offer both?). When I select "Add working copy bookmark", it still does not add the bookmark below the repository bookmark currently selected, but somewhere else. And it still asks whether it should delete the filesystem folder for a bookmark I deleted, even that folder does not exist any longer in the filesystem. (Version 1.0.6) | |
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 | Sep 11 2009 |
TWISTED Yes it is expensive for something we can do without paying anything. BUT working everyday with SVN there's nothing better than an awesome experience with a well-working software with a delicious interface. (Version 1.0.5) | |
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 | Aug 19 2009 |
WHOSYOURTATOR Nice app but too expensive when there are free options like SmartSVN. I'd pay $25 to $30 for it. I'm hoping to see it in a Mac Update Promo soon. (Version 1.0.4) | |
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 | Nov 24 2009 |
WHOSYOURTATOR I realized that other SVN apps are priced similarly. So, I'm rescinding my wining about the price. (Version 1.0.6) | |
 | May 20 2009 |
U P 2 U the best SVN App for MAC (Version 1.0.4) | |
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 | Apr 14 2009 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
WRELEVEN I'd say those 5 minutes pretty important! (Version 1.0.2) | |
 | 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) | |
 | 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) | |
 | Nov 19 2008 |
RAWN027 Agreed. (Version 1.0.2) | |
 | 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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 | Aug 25 2008 |
IMPERIALFLOW This is a great Subversion client. Very easy to use, great repository browsing. I had high hopes for SCPlugin to bring TortoiseSVN to the Mac, but its slow pace of development lead me to find an alternative. It may not be integrated into the Finder, but Versions is an extremely quality program for managing source-control. (Version 1.0b6(40)) | |
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 | Aug 14 2008 |
XMICHELO Excellent piece of software. Does the jobs in an elegant way. As other reviewers, even thought the software is still in beta, I immediately switched from svnX to subversion. Additionnaly, the dev. team seems to be responsive. (Version 1.0b6(40)) | |
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 | Aug 3 2008 |
LONDONSKATER The best of all the main Subversion GUIs out there, so far. SVNx is handy but the interface is retarded. Cornerstone is beautiful but has a massive overhead of clicks and actions to get where you need to. (Version 1.0b5) | |
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 | Jul 19 2008 |
MACGRUDER This looks good, and so far has worked flawlessly for me. Some obvious missing features: 1) Search - I don't seem to be able to filter files by search for files like svnX 2) More 'quick filter' options. Now it has All and Changed only. I'd like to see Conflicted, Unversioned etc 3) One-click ignore (or right click). (Version 1.0b4) | |
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 | Jun 16 2008 |
SIXER ___2 Already pretty impressive, I've switched from snvX to Versions rightaway. Hope that it will be affordable. (Version 1.0b2) | |
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 | Jun 6 2008 |
CHRISTEFANO Ugh, it doesn't support sites with self-signed SSL certificates. Does Versions expect me to send my SVN password in the clear? That's crazy! (Version 1.0b1) | |
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 | Jun 12 2008 |
PSEUDO TASUKI If you also have the command-line svn client installed you can work around this issue by manually connecting to the server and permanently accepting the SSL key. (Version 1.0b1) | |
 | Jun 13 2008 |
CHRISTEFANO Thanks, Pseudo Tasuki! (Version 1.0b1) | |
 | Jun 17 2008 |
PSEUDO TASUKI You're quite welcome! I actually ran into this same issue and recalled seeing your comment. Hopefully they'll add something to the UI before 1.0 for accepting/rejecting certificates from unknown authorities. (Version 1.0b2) | |
 | Jun 20 2008 |
XMICHELO I was also disappointed by this issue, but it appears it was fixed for beta 2. (Version 1.0b2) | |
 | Jun 6 2008 |
PSEUDO TASUKI What a beautiful application. I love that it uses Apple's FileMerge for displaying diffs (SvnX does this as well). This makes it much easier to wrap my head around large changes. Additionally, Its use of a table display for blame is inspired for both clarity and simplicity. Though I'll still prefer to use the standard CLI client for most tasks, this is by far the most straightforward and cleanly-designed GUI Subversion client I've ever used. Now I have to impatiently wait to see how much money I'll undoubtedly be spending on it. *crosses fingers* (Version 1.0b1) | |
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 | Nov 17 2008 |
PSEUDO TASUKI Fifty bucks! A bit steep, but I may pay it. (Version 1.0) | |
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