Kitsmith / Utilities / Simple SVN Server
A free, one-click SVN (Subversion) server for your Mac — no configuration beyond creating a repository and pressing start.
Our take
Does exactly one thing: turn a folder into an anonymous, LAN-only SVN service in under a minute, with no accounts or authentication layer to configure. That simplicity is also its ceiling — a critical App Store review flags that the app can only launch at login rather than at system startup, which breaks unattended setups where a different account controls the repository. Free, from Langui.net (developer of record: 兰桂 吴), a solo publisher that has maintained a small suite of single-purpose macOS network-server utilities since 2015 and still ships icon and compatibility updates for new macOS releases.
- Price
- Free
- License
- Proprietary
- Requires
- macOS 10.10 or later, per the Mac App Store listing.
- Get it via
- Mac App Store
- Developer
- 兰桂 吴 (Langui.net)
Do you use Simple SVN Server?
Who made this
Also makes 5 others — Simple Git Server , FTP Server , SFTP Server
Langui.net’s own site and Mac App Store listings show a portfolio wider than the six network-server utilities here — including New File Menu Lite (a Finder context-menu tool) and Java Runner (an in-browser Java code tool) — consistent with the multi-year, single-purpose-utility track record already documented on these listings.
What it does
One-minute setup
Launch the app, create a repository, start the service — no separate SVN installation or config file.
svn:// protocol on port 3690
Works with any standard SVN client, same as a self-hosted server.
Actively updated for current macOS
Still shipping icon and compatibility updates as of late 2025, a decade after its original release.
The deal
- Free
- No in-app purchases
Worth knowing: No authentication — all reads and writes are anonymous, so the developer’s own listing recommends using it only on a closed, trusted LAN. A user review also reports the app can only be set to launch at login rather than at system startup, which complicates unattended use under a different account.
Simple SVN Server — questions people ask
Is Simple SVN Server free?
Yes, free with no in-app purchases, per its Mac App Store listing.
Does Simple SVN Server require authentication?
No — reads and writes are anonymous by design, so the developer recommends running it only on a closed LAN.
Who makes Simple SVN Server?
兰桂 吴, the solo developer behind Langui.net, who has published a suite of similar single-purpose macOS network-server apps since 2015.
Is Simple SVN Server free?
Yes — Simple SVN Server is free.
Does Simple SVN Server work alongside a notch app like Alcove?
Yes — Simple SVN Server lives in the menu bar, so it runs happily alongside any Dynamic Island hub or notch app.
Where can I download Simple SVN Server?
Simple SVN Server is available via Mac App Store.
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Listing hand-verified August 29, 2026 from the developer's site and public sources.
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