I need a Subversion user interface that meets the following requirements:
- User interface that runs on Windows
- Does NOT require usage of a shell extension (if one is included, it should be optional)
- Actively maintained (i.e. new, regular releases within the past year)
- Free
Surprisingly, I’m having trouble finding such a thing! I want it for working with the occasional Subversion repository – I won’t be using it on a daily basis. For that reason, options like TortoiseSVN are NOT really desired because they will clutter up and slow down my Windows Explorer shell. (I already have shell extensions for Git and seemingly a million other apps, the last thing I need is yet another shell extension for a source control package I’m going to only rarely use.)
A comparable project for Git is Git Extensions. Binaries are provided for Windows, it’s GPL, the last release was within the past 30 days, and the shell extension is optional: it’s a standalone GUI. I’m surprised I haven’t found such a thing for SVN…
Subversion WorkBench may be a good solution satisfying your requirements. And it’s free of course!