TortoiseSVN is a user-friendly Subversion (SVN) client for Windows, providing a seamless interface to manage version control in software development projects. Developed as an open-source tool, TortoiseSVN is widely adopted for its simplicity and effectiveness.

This graphical client integrates seamlessly with the Windows Explorer shell, allowing users to interact with SVN repositories directly from the file system. Through intuitive context menu options, developers can perform essential version control operations such as commit, update, merge, and resolve conflicts with ease.

TortoiseSVN simplifies collaboration by enabling team members to track changes, manage revisions, and maintain a comprehensive history of project files. Its visual representation of file status, through overlay icons and color-coded indicators, aids in quick and effortless identification of the project's current state.

Furthermore, TortoiseSVN supports advanced features like branching and tagging, providing flexibility for parallel development and release management. The tool also integrates with common development environments, facilitating a smooth workflow for programmers.

With its robust functionality and user-friendly design, TortoiseSVN has become a go-to choice for developers seeking a reliable and efficient version control solution on the Windows platform.

Key Features:

• Seamless integration with Windows Explorer for easy version control operations.
• Intuitive interface designed for simplicity and ease of use.
• Right-click menu commands for quick access to common version control tasks.
• Visual status indicators using icon overlays on files and folders.
• Graphical representation of project history, including revisions and merges.
• Identify contributors and changes with the Blame feature.
• Built-in tool for comparing file versions and viewing changes.
• Tools to resolve conflicts during updates or merges.
• View detailed commit history, including author, date, and messages.
• Support for managing parallel development through branching and merging.
• Organize changes into logical groups using changelists.
• Set and view custom properties on files and directories.
• Support for various authentication methods and Windows Security integration.

• BUG: The DEL key didn't work in the filter box in the log dialog. (Stefan)
• BUG: The %fname was not set when diffing two revisions of the same file from the log dialog. (Stefan)
• BUG: Crash when showing the context menu in the status list control if the class associations couldn't be created. (Stefan)
• BUG: TortoiseMerge: The horizontal scroll bar was wrong if the shown doc had a lot of tabs. (Stefan)
• BUG: Adjusting externals to the HEAD revision used always the same revision if multiple externals were selected. (Stefan)
• BUG: unicode data was not saved properly in the project monitor. (Stefan)
• BUG: Project monitor accepted escaped urls. Automatically unescapes them now. (Stefan)
• CHG: the "break locks" checkbox in the cleanup dialog is now unchecked by default, and remembers its state between sessions. (Stefan)
• BUG: The "create vendor branch" command failed to copy over files that have the svn:needs-lock property set or are otherwise set as readonly. (Stefan)
• BUG: The column "SVN Statusnumber" showed sometimes the wrong value. (Stefan)
• BUG: Repobrowser failed to properly detect SVNParentPath pages which don't use xml output. (Stefan)
• BUG: Adjusting externals used the wrong revision if the external was copied itself but not modified later. (Stefan)
• BUG: The manual pre-commit hook script was executed with an outdated or empty log message. (Stefan)
• BUG: TortoiseIDiff only zoomed one image in overlap mode when zooming with the Ctrl-mousewheel. (Stefan)
• BUG: The tooltip of the tray icon mentioned commit monitor instead of project monitor. (Stefan)
• BUG: project properties in the project monitor were not updated properly. (Stefan)
• BUG: Windows and dialogs were shown with a wrong size if the monitor settings changed. (Stefan)
• BUG: The log dialog could crash if revision zero contained user revprops. (Stefan)
• BUG: "Drop vendorbranch here" could leave the target folder empty if multiple sources where dragged. (Stefan)
• BUG: Possible crash when trimming the action log file. (Stefan)
• BUG: Authentication wasn't properly saved. (Stefan)