List of version-control software

This is a list of notable version control software systems. == Common attributes == Openness, whether the software is open source or proprietary Repository model, how working and shared source code is handled Shared, all developers use the same file system Client–server, users access a master repository server via a client; typically, a client machine holds only a working copy of a project tree; changes in one working copy are committed to the master repository before becoming available to other users Distributed, repositories act as peers; typically each user has a local repository clone with complete version history in addition to their working files == Active == AccuRev [proprietary, client-server] – source configuration management tool with integrated issue tracking based on "Streams" that manages parallel and global development; replication server is also available; now owned by Micro Focus Autodesk Vault [proprietary, client-server] – Version control tool specifically designed for Autodesk applications managing the complex relationships between design files such as AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor CADES [proprietary, client-server] – Designer productivity and version control system by International Computers Limited ClearCase [proprietary, client-server] – MSSCCI compliant (Source Control Plug-in API) configuration management system by IBM Rational Software Darcs [open, distributed] – originally developed by David Roundy; track inter-patch dependencies and automatically rearranges and cherry-pick them using a theory of patches Dimensions CM [proprietary, client-server] – software change and configuration management system developed by Micro Focus, formerly Serena Software, that includes revision control Diversion [proprietary, client-server] – A cloud-based version control system for game development and projects with large 3D assets Fossil [open, distributed] – written by D. Richard Hipp for SQLite; distributed revision control, wiki, bug-tracking, and forum (all-in-one solution) with console and web interfaces; single portable executable and single repository file Git [open, distributed] – designed by Linus Torvalds for Linux kernel development; decentralized; goals: fast, flexible, and robust Global Design Platform (GDP) [proprietary, client-server] – design data management for IC design and Perforce infrastructure support Integrity [proprietary, client-server] Perforce P4 (formerly known by Perforce Helix and Perforce Helix Core) [proprietary, client-server] – for large scale development environments Mercurial [open, distributed] – written in Python as an open source replacement to BitKeeper; decentralized and aims to be fast, lightweight, portable, and easy to use OpenCVS – unreleased CVS clone under a BSD license, emphasizing security and source code correctness Panvalet [proprietary, shared] – Around since the 1970s, source and object control for IBM mainframe computers PVCS [proprietary, client-server] – developed by Don Kinzer at Polytron, first released in 1985; now owned by Micro Focus Razor [proprietary, ? ] – integrated suite from Visible Systems Revision Control System (RCS) [open, shared] – stores the latest version and backward deltas for the fastest access to the trunk tip compared to SCCS and an improved user interface, at the cost of slow branch tip access and missing support for included/excluded deltas Source Code Control System (SCCS) [open, shared] – part of UNIX; based on interleaved deltas, can construct versions as arbitrary sets of revisions; extracting an arbitrary version takes essentially the same time and is thus more useful in environments that rely heavily on branching and merging with multiple "current" and identical versions StarTeam [proprietary, client-server] – coordinates and manages software delivery process by Micro Focus, formerly Borland; centralized control of digital assets and activities Subversion (SVN) [open, client-server] – versioning control system inspired by CVS Surround SCM [proprietary, client-server] – version control tool by Seapine Software Synergy [proprietary, client-server] – MSSCCI compliant (Source Control Plug-in API) integrated change management and task-based configuration management system, proprietary of IBM Team Concert [proprietary, client-server] – Collaboration and application lifecycle management platform by IBM Rational Software Team Foundation Version Control [proprietary, client-server] – version control system developed by Microsoft for Team Foundation Server, now Azure DevOps Server The Librarian [proprietary, shared] – Around since 1969, source control for IBM mainframe computers; from Applied Data Research, later acquired by Computer Associates Unity Version Control (previously known as Plastic SCM) [proprietary, client-server] – by Codice Software, Inc and Unity Technologies Vault [proprietary, client-server] – version control tool by SourceGear; first installation can be used for free == Obsolete == The following have been discontinued or not released in more than a decade.

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List of version-control software

This is a list of notable version control software systems. == Common attributes == Openness, whether the software is open source or proprietary Repository model, how working and shared source code is handled Shared, all developers use the same file system Client–server, users access a master repository server via a client; typically, a client machine holds only a working copy of a project tree; changes in one working copy are committed to the master repository before becoming available to other users Distributed, repositories act as peers; typically each user has a local repository clone with complete version history in addition to their working files == Active == AccuRev [proprietary, client-server] – source configuration management tool with integrated issue tracking based on "Streams" that manages parallel and global development; replication server is also available; now owned by Micro Focus Autodesk Vault [proprietary, client-server] – Version control tool specifically designed for Autodesk applications managing the complex relationships between design files such as AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor CADES [proprietary, client-server] – Designer productivity and version control system by International Computers Limited ClearCase [proprietary, client-server] – MSSCCI compliant (Source Control Plug-in API) configuration management system by IBM Rational Software Darcs [open, distributed] – originally developed by David Roundy; track inter-patch dependencies and automatically rearranges and cherry-pick them using a theory of patches Dimensions CM [proprietary, client-server] – software change and configuration management system developed by Micro Focus, formerly Serena Software, that includes revision control Diversion [proprietary, client-server] – A cloud-based version control system for game development and projects with large 3D assets Fossil [open, distributed] – written by D. Richard Hipp for SQLite; distributed revision control, wiki, bug-tracking, and forum (all-in-one solution) with console and web interfaces; single portable executable and single repository file Git [open, distributed] – designed by Linus Torvalds for Linux kernel development; decentralized; goals: fast, flexible, and robust Global Design Platform (GDP) [proprietary, client-server] – design data management for IC design and Perforce infrastructure support Integrity [proprietary, client-server] Perforce P4 (formerly known by Perforce Helix and Perforce Helix Core) [proprietary, client-server] – for large scale development environments Mercurial [open, distributed] – written in Python as an open source replacement to BitKeeper; decentralized and aims to be fast, lightweight, portable, and easy to use OpenCVS – unreleased CVS clone under a BSD license, emphasizing security and source code correctness Panvalet [proprietary, shared] – Around since the 1970s, source and object control for IBM mainframe computers PVCS [proprietary, client-server] – developed by Don Kinzer at Polytron, first released in 1985; now owned by Micro Focus Razor [proprietary, ? ] – integrated suite from Visible Systems Revision Control System (RCS) [open, shared] – stores the latest version and backward deltas for the fastest access to the trunk tip compared to SCCS and an improved user interface, at the cost of slow branch tip access and missing support for included/excluded deltas Source Code Control System (SCCS) [open, shared] – part of UNIX; based on interleaved deltas, can construct versions as arbitrary sets of revisions; extracting an arbitrary version takes essentially the same time and is thus more useful in environments that rely heavily on branching and merging with multiple "current" and identical versions StarTeam [proprietary, client-server] – coordinates and manages software delivery process by Micro Focus, formerly Borland; centralized control of digital assets and activities Subversion (SVN) [open, client-server] – versioning control system inspired by CVS Surround SCM [proprietary, client-server] – version control tool by Seapine Software Synergy [proprietary, client-server] – MSSCCI compliant (Source Control Plug-in API) integrated change management and task-based configuration management system, proprietary of IBM Team Concert [proprietary, client-server] – Collaboration and application lifecycle management platform by IBM Rational Software Team Foundation Version Control [proprietary, client-server] – version control system developed by Microsoft for Team Foundation Server, now Azure DevOps Server The Librarian [proprietary, shared] – Around since 1969, source control for IBM mainframe computers; from Applied Data Research, later acquired by Computer Associates Unity Version Control (previously known as Plastic SCM) [proprietary, client-server] – by Codice Software, Inc and Unity Technologies Vault [proprietary, client-server] – version control tool by SourceGear; first installation can be used for free == Obsolete == The following have been discontinued or not released in more than a decade.

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