Show HN: Folio for Mac – Simple version control app for designers based on Git

by emielvl • 11 years ago

42 13 11 years ago

joshmn• 11 years ago

Does this actually sync with remotes? That part isn't clear.

sickmate• 11 years ago

In their blog post on medium[1], they mention that it is built on git. webdesignledger.com[2] claims that it supports full version control.

[1] https://medium.com/@FolioForMac/building-a-better-time-machi...

[2] http://webdesignledger.com/folio-version-control

emielvl3• 11 years ago

At the moment, Folio only works locally. Remotes are definitely on our radar though!

billconan2• 11 years ago

does this support all file types? psd? png? avi? mp4?

possible to merge changes?

emielvl3• 11 years ago

Currently Folio supports psd, sketch, ai as well as png, jpg, tiff, dng and gif.

pketh• 11 years ago

With binary files and git, am I saving all the previous versions in the tree locally (which could get huge fast), or just the diffs?

pilif• 11 years ago

Binary diffs. But depending on the file, it might not really be of much help (I know for a fact that Adobe premiere projects for example are nearly completely different every time you save).

emielvl3• 11 years ago

Folio uses git internally and as such is based on binary diffs. To tackle the issue of an ever-growing repository, we're looking into integrating git-lfs which supports offloading blobs from the repository.

huac2• 11 years ago

I wonder the benefit of using Git over Dropbox for a designer for this purpose.

stephenr2• 11 years ago

A git repo can be hosted wherever you like. Dropbox, not so much.

huac2• 11 years ago

That's not wrong, of course, but I wonder for how many designers that portability is an important value.

Show HN: Folio for Mac – Simple version control app for designers based on Git

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