Collaborative RCE Tool Library - Text Diff Tools (including sub-categories)

Tool Updated: Beyond Compare

2008-04-28T10:59:04Z

Listed in categories: Binary Diff Tools, File System Diff Tools, Image Diff Tools, Text Diff Tools

Most recent version:
2.5.1

Most recent release date:
August 30, 2007

Description:
A very good text/code diffing tool. Also a good binary diffing tool if using the plugin for this from the author's website.

Tool Updated: Araxis Merge

2008-01-01T19:34:20Z

Listed in categories: Binary Diff Tools, Image Diff Tools, Text Diff Tools

Most recent version:

Most recent release date:
December 6, 2007

Description:
Merge is the visual file comparison (diff), merging and folder synchronization application from Araxis. Use it to compare and merge source code, web pages and other text files with native application performance. Compare images and binary files. Synchronize folders. Perform code reviews and audits. Work with source hierarchies containing thousands of files.

Features include:

- 3 way diff comparison (compare 3 files or data sets at the same time)
- ASCII, MBCS, UNICODE
- Binary and image (jpg, gif etc) comparison (very cool, can easily detect single changed pixels, e.g. in cases of steganography etc!)

Very powerful tool, useful for quickly diff'ing a directory structure of files to check for changes.

Tool Updated: WinDiff

2007-12-28T23:44:54Z

Listed in categories: Text Diff Tools

Most recent version:

Most recent release date:

Description:
The good old classic source diff tool that comes with (at least earlier versions, including 6.0, of) Microsoft Visual Studio.

Tool Updated: WinMerge

2007-12-28T23:37:50Z

Listed in categories: Text Diff Tools

Most recent version:
2.6.12 (stable)

Most recent release date:
December 20, 2007

Description:
From the source:

"WinMerge is a Win32 tool for visual difference display and merging, for both files and directories. Unicode support. Flexible syntax coloring editor. Windows Shell integration. Regexp filtering. Side-by-side line diff and highlights diffs inside lines."

Also, it supports plugin system that natively includes 7-Zip as prefilter, useful for huge chunks of junk.

Tool Added: ExamDiff Pro

2007-12-26T19:35:44Z

Listed in categories: Binary Diff Tools, Text Diff Tools

Most recent version:
3.5.1.5

Most recent release date:
May 26, 2007

Description:
From the product's website:
ExamDiff Pro is a powerful yet intuitive and easy to use visual file and directory comparison tool for Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista. It features unique functionality that distinguishes ExamDiff Pro from other comparison programs. If you've been frustrated with other comparison utilities, you will find that ExamDiff Pro offers a much more efficient and user-friendly way to compare files and folders.

Tool Added: DiffMerge

2007-11-23T23:35:29Z

Listed in categories: Text Diff Tools

Most recent version:
3.1

Most recent release date:
October 10, 2007

Description:
DiffMerge is an application to visually compare and merge files for Windows, Mac OS X and Unix.

Product Features:

* Diff. Graphically shows the changes between two files. Includes intra-line highlighting and full support for editing.
* Merge. Graphically shows the changes between 3 files. Allows automatic merging (when safe to do so) and full control over editing the resulting file.
* Folder Diff. Performs a side-by-side comparison of 2 folders, showing which files are only present in one file or the other, as well as file pairs which are identical or different.
* Windows Explorer Integration. Right-click on any two files in Windows Explorer to diff them immediately.
* Configurable. Rulesets and options provide for customized appearance and behavior.
* International. Compatible with 42 different character encodings.
* Cross-platform. Identical feature set on Windows, Mac OS X, and Unix.