TortoiseCVS

TortoiseCVS is a simple-to-use program that enables users to perform operations on CVS files via the Explorer context menu, such as updating the files.

Once installed, the tool implements a new entry in the Windows Explorer right-click menu, so all you have to do is bring up the “Preferences” panel and make all the necessary adjustments.

For example, you can ask TortoiseCVS to prune empty folders, create new directories on update, permit sandboxes and repositories on network drives, issue warnings if comments are not provided in commit dialogs, as well as select the editing policy (e.g. concurrent editing).

Moreover, you can point out an application for comparing files and evaluating differences, another one for merging, along with a SSH program, parameters and CVS server.

Other options of TortoiseCVS let you customize text colors (e.g. noise, warning, updated, modified, conflict), pick the server version, module list and branch/tag list, as well as switch to a different language for the GUI, among others.

The application is very light on the system resources, running on a very low quantity of CPU and RAM. We have not come across any issues throughout our testing, as TortoiseCVS did not hang, crash or pop up error dialogs. In conclusion, TortoiseCVS should please all users who frequently work with CVS files.