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SmartSVN vs TortoiseSVN: catalog facts
SmartSVN	TortoiseSVN
Paid Paid licence, free for active open-source developers, academic users and certain…	Free Free and open source, including for commercial use.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows
Runs on macOS, Windows and Linux Standalone GUI or operating-system integration	Integrates directly into the Windows File Explorer context menu Does not need the Subversion command line client
Commercial licence needed for most other users Subversion only, not Git	Windows only Supports Subversion only, not Git
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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