A Git solution for artists
GitHub Desktop is great for software engineers. Anchorpoint is the version control solution built for artists, game designers, and creative teams working with Unreal Engine, Unity, and Godot as well as art assets.
While both are 100% Git-compatible, Anchorpoint is optimized for the heavy lifting of game development: managing multi-gigabyte binary assets, automating Git LFS, and preventing merge conflicts through file locking.
While GitHub Desktop is built for code, Anchorpoint is a version control solution for artists. It automates Git LFS, provides Unity and Unreal templates, and features visual thumbnails for assets like PSD and FBX. It simplifies conflict resolution and includes integrated history for every file.
The last thing any artist wants is to lose hours of work due to conflicts. Anchorpoint provides instant file locking, clearly indicating who is working on which file. It makes the files read-only, ensuring that the integrity of the work is maintained. All of this is achieved without the need for any additional plugins.
Anchorpoint stands out by supporting thumbnails for a wide array of graphical formats, be it FBX, GLTF, or PSD. This visual clarity is further enhanced by the ability to comment directly on any file and leave visual annotations, fostering better collaboration and feedback.
Unlike GitHub Desktop, Anchorpoint offers a dedicated Unreal Engine plugin and Unity plugin. This allows artists to lock files, view history, and even perform Blueprint diffs directly inside the Unreal Editor.
In Unity it also allows to lock prefabs and scenes.
Users can tag, annotate, and approve assets with ease. Organizing assets, whether they're from Blender, Cinema 4D, or Maya, becomes a no-brainer.
There is no need to configure the Git LFS, Anchorpoint does it automatically. Anchorpoint has also been tested on large commits involving millions of files and hundreds of GBs.
Our remote team quickly discovered how vital version control is in using Unreal Engine for animation and VFX. Anchorpoint let our team focus on the work at hand with a great product and outstanding support!
