What's Guiffy? Guiffy (pronounced like Goofy, for those of you wondering) is a visual source file compare/merge (dIFF-like) tool. Guiffy is implemented entirely in Java with the latest Swing GUI components. Since Guiffy is a Java application, its available for all Java enabled platforms(Including:Windows, MacOS, Unix, Linux, and OS/2). Guiffy can be used to compare/merge text files of any sort and has virtually no file size limits. Guiffy also compares folders and file trees. Plus, a command line interface is included for use in scripts and integration with CM/SCM systems. Key Features:
  • Choice of Merge interfaces: 2-way Interactive or 3-way SureMerge
  • Edit while merging - insert/delete text, select/copy/paste, Undo/Redo
  • Merge Undo function to change/correct which changes to keep
  • Merge process automatically advances through changes left to resolve while supporting navigation and resolution of change merges in any order
  • API package (guiffy.inside) included for integration of Guiffy as a component (GuiffyFrame) within Java applications
  • Folder Compare FileTree view with ClickOn file to perform compare
  • Folder Compare options to Ignore Date & Time or Size and verify file matches with a quick byte-by-byte compare
  • German and Spanish User Interface translations.
  • Flexible Style controls for colors and fonts of matching and difference(deleted or inserted) text
  • 3 Difference Views: Together, Side-by-Side, or Split Horizontally
  • Synchronized vertical scrolling with visual "change area" scroll meters
  • Synchronized horizontal scrolling
  • Powerful difference expression choices: Entire files with differences, Only the differences, OR diffferences within the context of N lines
  • Ease of use features including Menu accelerators, Toolbar, Recent files lists, and File Type controls
  • Can ignore case and/or whitespace differences
  • Can ignore differences in a Field(Columns X through Y)
  • Ignores End-Of-Line differences
  • Supports saving files with End-Of-Line format choices(DOS, Unix, or MacOS)
  • Line-by-Line file compare view shows current line of each file (1st above 2nd) with tabs and end-of-line markers.
  • Differences can be generated with or without line numbers
  • Search tool and Goto next/previous difference included
  • Changes choice list - for navigating directly to a change
  • Selects and Copy to clipboard supported
  • Ability to save(persist) your options and style choices
  • Full featured Help facility AND "fly over" Tips
  • Supports Saving and Printing Differences
  • Plus, the option to Save only the differences as an "RCS Difference"
  • AND, the ability to generate and Save your differences as HTML
For further information, the latest updates and downloads, visit Guiffy's web site: http://www.guiffy.com/