Diff Anything

Compare spreadsheets, folders, PDFs, and files locally

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Compare spreadsheets, folders, PDFs, and files locally

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Compare files and folders on Mac and Windows: spreadsheets, Word and PDF documents, code, archives, images, SQLite databases and notebooks. Folders show a preview of each changed file. Pro adds three-way merge, folder sync with Update both, and reports. Free: 10 new comparisons a day, files up to 5 MiB, first 100 results. One-time Pro removes the limits. Windows includes the command line; Mac gets it with a free helper. English, German and French. No AI, no uploads.

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3d ago

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

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13d ago

A practical way to review a revised Excel budget

A revised budget arrives with updated the numbers. Before approving it, you need to know which hours, totals, and dates changed.

I make Diff Anything. In this worked example, two versions of a project budget have six changed cells across Budget and Timeline: development hours rise from 70 to 86, testing hours from 15 to 19, both totals increase, and the launch moves from 15 May to 29 May.

To review the revision:

1. Open the older Excel workbook on the left and the revision on the right.

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16d ago

How do you check a backup before you rely on it?

I wrote up the check I use before wiping a laptop or deleting originals: compare the original folder with its backup in Diff Anything and read what is missing, changed, only in the backup, or moved.

The part people miss: a copy can differ in content while its name, size, and date still match. For an exact copy check, turn on Compare hashes, turn off data-aware comparison of JSON and YAML and archive-content comparison, and check hidden files and ignore patterns.

Guide with a 2:30 walkthrough: https://martingruner.com/blog/ch...

How do you verify your backups today: spot checks, a backup app's own report, or a full comparison?

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Forum Threads

p/diff-anything

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3d ago

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

p/diff-anything

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13d ago

A practical way to review a revised Excel budget

A revised budget arrives with updated the numbers. Before approving it, you need to know which hours, totals, and dates changed.

To review the revision:

1. Open the older Excel workbook on the left and the revision on the right.

p/diff-anything

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16d ago

How do you check a backup before you rely on it?

I wrote up the check I use before wiping a laptop or deleting originals: compare the original folder with its backup in Diff Anything and read what is missing, changed, only in the backup, or moved.

Guide with a 2:30 walkthrough: https://martingruner.com/blog/ch...

How do you verify your backups today: spot checks, a backup app's own report, or a full comparison?

View all