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Compare for Mac

Compare and merge files and directories.

$19.99
In English
Version 2.12

Compare overview

Compare lets you perform side-by-side comparison and merge of your directories, files, and their content. It lets you see changes down to the character level and copy changes between two different versions of a file as needed.

This lightweight application features clean interface with easy to understand controls and icons, no bloat (such as image or sound wave comparison, built in emacs editor, etc) and does not require you to create and manage projects. Just select or drag-and-drop in two items onto it and you're ready to compare and merge. It also remembers all recent items for each side so you can perform repeated comparisons easily.

(While there are no plans to jam in a bunch of features into this tool, a few exciting changes are coming, please see the website. And thanks for checking out this comparison and merge tool!)

What’s new in version 2.12

Version 2.12:
  • This version corrects a problem where the wrapped Text Compare could freeze on resizing of the app window.
  • This version also makes changes that allows new APFS Time Machine volumes to handled better and added correctly when dragged and dropped to the app. (At this time visibility into such volumes is limited by the operating system and hence comparisons only work for traditional Time Machine backups. You can however compare to a specific APFS Time Machine backup by opening it in Finder and comparing it's content in Folder Compare or Text Compare modes)

Compare for Mac

$19.99
In English
Version 2.12
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Downtown
Downtown
Jan 11 2012
1.4
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Jan 11 2012
0.0
Version: 1.4
What is the advantage of this app over DiffMerge that comes with Xcode?
Puc
Puc
Mar 27 2011
1.2
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Mar 27 2011
0.0
Version: 1.2
I would like to test it too before i buy it.
Apple-Boy
Apple-Boy
Mar 26 2011
1.2
0.0
Mar 26 2011
0.0
Version: 1.2
Is there a demo version to test the software before we pay $10 for it?
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