Diff Anything 1.8: a preview pane and Update both for folder comparison

Diff Anything 1.8 is live on the Mac App Store and Microsoft Store. This release is about the moment two copies of a folder have both changed, such as a project on your laptop and on a USB stick.

What's new:

• Much faster on large files and folders; folder results appear as they are found

• A Preview pane under the folder list shows the changed lines of the file you click, and follows the arrow keys

• Each folder shows its size on both sides and how many of its files differ, and a filter lists entries by content, moved or renamed, or permissions only

• With Pro: Update both gives each folder what only the other has and the newer of each changed file, with a preview, nothing deleted, and one undo

• With Pro: move files to the Trash or Recycle Bin, rename them, and set their dates from the list, each with undo

• Applying a YAML or XML change keeps the rest of the file exactly as written

The free version compares folders and lists the first 100 results. Everything runs locally: no account, no upload, no AI.

I'd like to hear how you keep two copies of a folder in step today, and what the comparison should do next.

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