# TortoiseSVN Application: TortoiseSVN Also called tortoise svn, tsvn TortoiseSVN, Productivity A Subversion client that lives in File Explorer overlays and context menus. The helper is TortoiseProc.exe. It is not TortoiseGit. ## What you need to know TortoiseSVN is for Subversion. TortoiseGit is for Git. TortoiseProc.exe is the SVN Explorer client. TortoiseGitProc.exe is TortoiseGit. Both draw overlays. Installing Git will not make an SVN working copy a Git repo. - **What is it?**: SVN icons and menus in Explorer **Same as TortoiseGit?**: No. Git is a different VCS **Process name?**: TortoiseProc.exe Feex says If overlay icons look wrong, I would ask whether the folder is .svn or .git. I would not repair TortoiseGit to commit Subversion. Wrong Tortoise, wrong VCS. ## What is TortoiseSVN? TortoiseSVN adds Subversion status icons and right-click commands to Explorer. It is not TortoiseGit and not a Git client. ## If you have never used it If the repo is Subversion, TortoiseSVN is the usual Explorer client. Download it from tortoisesvn.net. TortoiseProc.exe is this product. TortoiseGit is for Git and uses TortoiseGitProc.exe. A .git folder will not commit through SVN menus. ## What is it used for? **Checkout and commit SVN** Right-click menus against a working copy. git commit is a different VCS. **Overlay icons** TSVNCache.exe walks folders. TortoiseGit overlays are a different cache. **Merge and blame dialogs** TortoiseProc.exe. Beyond Compare can be the external diff. That is not WinMerge by force. ## Who is it for? - Shops that still have an SVN server - People maintaining an old working copy - Anyone who installed TortoiseGit on an SVN checkout ## Current status TortoiseSVN (2002) is a current subversion explorer integration from TortoiseSVN. The vendor still points Windows users at https://tortoisesvn.net/. ## How old is it? TortoiseSVN shipped in 2002 when Subversion was the default shop VCS. It is older than TortoiseGit (2008) and older than GitHub Desktop. Current Windows builds still update. Many teams have moved to Git. SVN is still this tool's job. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here. TortoiseSVN ## System requirements Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need. ### Minimum | Operating system | A current 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, per TortoiseSVN | | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | RAM | Overlays are light. Huge working copies raise cache cost | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: Follows what you open inside the app **RAM demand**: Follows documents, tabs, or libraries ## Installed processes These executables belong to this product when it is installed. | TortoiseProc.exe | TortoiseSVN dialogs and operations | | ---------------- | ---------------------------------- | | TSVNCache.exe | Overlay cache on many installs | ## Startup components TSVNCache.exe can start with Explorer. That is overlay status, not a Windows service you should disable at random. ## File locations | Typical install | C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\\ | | --------------- | ------------------------------ | ## File formats SVN working copy ## Common problems ### Overlay icons missing Windows limits overlay slots. TortoiseGit, OneDrive, and Dropbox can steal them. ### Installed TortoiseGit on an SVN working copy Git menus will not see .svn. Install TortoiseSVN from tortoisesvn.net. ## Getting unstuck ### Install from tortoisesvn.net The project hosts the MSI. A Tortoise pack on a freeware site is junk. ### TortoiseSVN > Settings > Icon Overlays if icons vanish That dialog is this product. TortoiseGit has a separate overlay page. ### Confirm the folder has .svn, not only .git Wrong metadata means the other Tortoise. ## Alternatives Command-line svn if you do not want overlays. TortoiseGit if the repo is Git. Git itself is a different VCS. ## Official help and downloads Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel. | Download | [tortoisesvn.net/ ](https://tortoisesvn.net/)Official installer or vendor page | | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Help | [tortoisesvn.net/support.html ](https://tortoisesvn.net/support.html)Vendor support | | Official site | [tortoisesvn.net/ ](https://tortoisesvn.net/)Start here, not a random exe host | | Manual | [tortoisesvn.net/docs/release/TortoiseSVN_en/index.html ](https://tortoisesvn.net/docs/release/TortoiseSVN_en/index.html)Checkout, commit, and overlay docs | ## Related hardware Overlay caches can touch many folders. An SSD helps. The working copy size still matters. ## Technical details Technical details Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build. ## Related These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link. [TortoiseGit: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/tortoise-git)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager) ## Sources and verification Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research). - [TortoiseSVN official site ](https://tortoisesvn.net/)· Vendor product page - [TortoiseSVN help ](https://tortoisesvn.net/support.html)· Vendor support - [TortoiseSVN support ](https://tortoisesvn.net/support.html)· Official docs and FAQ - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark. ## Was this article useful? A yes or no is enough. Pick a reason if you want, or add a short note. Quick facts The short identity of this page. Specs, sources, and the full story stay in the article. - **Developer**: TortoiseSVN **Category**: Subversion Explorer integration **Process**: TortoiseProc.exe **License**: GPL **First released**: 2002 **Official site**: [tortoisesvn.net](https://tortoisesvn.net/) **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026 --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/software/tortoisesvn/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)