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Re: which diff tool do you use?

Chris Maunder11-Jun-22 11:23

Chris Maunder

11-Jun-22 11:23

winmerge

cheers
Chris Maunder

Re: which diff tool do you use?

0x01AA11-Jun-22 23:50

0x01AA

11-Jun-22 23:50

Beyond Compare for me is great

Re: which diff tool do you use?

Nelek12-Jun-22 5:32

Nelek

12-Jun-22 5:32

For once I agree with you. Poke tongue | ;-P

But you forgot to say that it is a paid product Smile | :)

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Re: which diff tool do you use?

0x01AA12-Jun-22 7:58

0x01AA

12-Jun-22 7:58

Yes it is a paid product but trial version is also availabe.

Re: which diff tool do you use?

Southmountain12-Jun-22 5:32

Southmountain

12-Jun-22 5:32

what is its unique feature? I would like give it a try...

diligent hands rule....

Re: which diff tool do you use?

0x01AA12-Jun-22 8:01

0x01AA

12-Jun-22 8:01

Like Nelek mentioned, it is a paid product, but a trial version is available. Unique at least for me: Syntax (language) recognition. Sorry for my English, I don't know how to explain it Frown | :(

@Nelek most probably you can explain it Wink | ;)

I only can say it is worth the money, at least for me.

[Edit]
It is not only a diff tool, it is especially a kind of a merge tool

modified 12-Jun-22 14:19pm.

Re: which diff tool do you use?

Joan M11-Jun-22 23:52

Joan M

11-Jun-22 23:52

WinMerge works very well, it's simple free and fast.

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Re: which diff tool do you use?

Nelek12-Jun-22 5:31

Nelek

12-Jun-22 5:31

Free Tool I use WinMerge and it is pretty good and enough for most use cases

Paid Tool I use BeyondCompare 4 and it is the best I have seen so far

M.D.V.

Re: which diff tool do you use?

Southmountain12-Jun-22 5:34

Southmountain

12-Jun-22 5:34

I use WinMerge too, but now I try to find something new...

diligent hands rule....

Re: which diff tool do you use?

Nelek13-Jun-22 11:24

Nelek

13-Jun-22 11:24

I see that you asked above...

BeyondCompare is pretty similar to WinMerge, but it is more powerful, faster with copying (you can theoretically multithread it)...
It compares the files, but not only plain text, pictures and other stuff.

I have used WinMerge for years, and I still install it in PCs I touch for family or friends, but in my PCs, I have changed to BC.
Last WinMerge I used in Win10 had already got new functions and could do more than the versions I was used to use, but I still prefer BC.
The trial version commented above... I can't say anything about it, since I use the full version.
(BTW... this reminds me I have to check for newer version)

M.D.V.

Re: which diff tool do you use?

Andreas Mertens12-Jun-22 8:42

Andreas Mertens

12-Jun-22 8:42

I used to like the one that came with subversion...

Re: which diff tool do you use?

Dan Neely13-Jun-22 3:14

Dan Neely

13-Jun-22 3:14

SourceGear | DiffMerge[^] has been my weapon of choice for the last 12 or 14 years.

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Re: which diff tool do you use?

Maximilien13-Jun-22 3:38

Maximilien

13-Jun-22 3:38

we use an old version of araxis merge.

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Re: which diff tool do you use?

Member 916705713-Jun-22 20:14

Member 9167057

13-Jun-22 20:14

Depending on my current workflow. When it comes to standalone tools, Beyond Compare is my eternal love but in most cases, I'm using the built-in diff view of Visual Studio.

Re: which diff tool do you use?

RustyF13-Jun-22 21:48

RustyF

13-Jun-22 21:48

Btw, I don’t use a separate diff tool much these days as I’m usually running SublimeMerge which is a super fast Git GUI with built-in diff/merge.

Again, I bought my own licence because its too tedious trying to justify a work purchase.

Re: which diff tool do you use?

Southmountain14-Jun-22 4:11

Southmountain

14-Jun-22 4:11

it is good to know this new tool for me Rose | [Rose]

diligent hands rule....

Re: which diff tool do you use?

Paul Sanders (the other one)13-Jun-22 22:15

Paul Sanders (the other one)

13-Jun-22 22:15

kdiff3 (if no-one else has mentioned that yet). It's the dog's.

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Re: which diff tool do you use?

JohaViss6113-Jun-22 22:50

JohaViss61

13-Jun-22 22:50

I use UltraCompare
It is not free.

It has some nice options:
Binary compare
3-way compare
Folder compare
PDF, Word, Zip compare
Table compare

Re: which diff tool do you use?

Glenn E. Lanier II14-Jun-22 5:37

Glenn E. Lanier II

14-Jun-22 5:37

Another vote for UltraCompare - not terribly expensive, UltraEdit is awesome on its own.

Three-way compare is helpful in the few times it's needed.

Re: which diff tool do you use?

Morag Hughson14-Jun-22 0:03

Morag Hughson

14-Jun-22 0:03

I use WinMerge now. Previously have used WinDiff and KDiff3 in the past.

So long as there is good keyboard support for merging and the ability to edit a line on the go, I'll be happy to use it.

Re: which diff tool do you use?

John Stewien14-Jun-22 0:51

John Stewien

14-Jun-22 0:51

WinMerge, does diff, 3 way merge, and can do a split view of a single file conflict that's spat out from git

Re: which diff tool do you use?

Member 1409260514-Jun-22 1:03

Member 14092605

14-Jun-22 1:03

I've been using good old WinDiff since 1997, and I still like it. Sometimes I also use Tools.DiffFiles in the Visual Studio Command Window.

Re: which diff tool do you use?

decaffeinatedMonkey14-Jun-22 1:28