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Standalone GUI client for TFS 2010 Source Control

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I'm looking for a TFS 2010 GUI client that I can use outside of an IDE. I'm only looking to use the source control features in this case. I'm not talking about work items or build management.

Ideally it would be a complete client that can be used on a machine where Visual Studio is not installed.

Options I know about and why I'm not satisfied with them:

  • TFS Power Tools - Windows Shell Extension
    • Must have a working copy to use... see chicken or the egg
    • Missing features: view history, branch / merge, revert
  • SvnBridge
    • TFS 2010 not yet supported

Are there others that I don't know about?

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Seth Reno Avatar asked May 21 '10 13:05

Seth Reno


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You can install Team Explorer (on the TFS install DVD, or you can download it from MSDN) without needing to have VS2010 installed - Team Explorer will install a 'shell' VS2010 with only the TFS features available - none of the IDE components.

Update: the VS11 beta version is now available.

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Ben Hughes Avatar answered Oct 02 '22 15:10

Ben Hughes