Deep Diff - text file and directory comparison
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:18 pm
Short Version: Unless you need small size and light resource usage, go with WinMerge: https://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=1259
Background: Due to my ongoing search for good diff tools where ever they might live, I looked at an interesting diff tool from a few years back that I likely won't use again.
Testing notes:
Not much here versus other options. No report function to save the results and once you close the window, it forgets what files you were working with. I did like the available "composite file" view (see screenshot). It still does side-by-side, but there are few controls on what to look for or what NOT to look for (e.g. extra whitespace, capitalization, etc.).
Steps: Uniextract, launch from the app folder
Status: Not portable, writes to registry.
http://www.deepcoldsoft.com/
https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Fi ... Diff.shtml
File Details: DeepDiffSetup-1.5.00.exe:
Verified: Unsigned
MachineType: 32-bit
MD5: 8DF721A256D0E02015E1B9343FEAE006
SHA1: 3D35342D4F6D43CFD360D6E5D2A53C5BDEA20DFF
SHA256: FAB34AD434EA2AB7EE3BB64B8BCFAB7CE7A9E67C0B69DC1DEFA9C76F7BB96F99
IMP: n/a
VT detection: 0/73
VT link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/fab ... /detection
Background: Due to my ongoing search for good diff tools where ever they might live, I looked at an interesting diff tool from a few years back that I likely won't use again.
Testing notes:
Not much here versus other options. No report function to save the results and once you close the window, it forgets what files you were working with. I did like the available "composite file" view (see screenshot). It still does side-by-side, but there are few controls on what to look for or what NOT to look for (e.g. extra whitespace, capitalization, etc.).
Steps: Uniextract, launch from the app folder
Status: Not portable, writes to registry.
http://www.deepcoldsoft.com/
https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Fi ... Diff.shtml
File Details: DeepDiffSetup-1.5.00.exe:
Verified: Unsigned
MachineType: 32-bit
MD5: 8DF721A256D0E02015E1B9343FEAE006
SHA1: 3D35342D4F6D43CFD360D6E5D2A53C5BDEA20DFF
SHA256: FAB34AD434EA2AB7EE3BB64B8BCFAB7CE7A9E67C0B69DC1DEFA9C76F7BB96F99
IMP: n/a
VT detection: 0/73
VT link: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/fab ... /detection