Guiffy

Guiffy: A robust application for analysis, comparison and merging of multiple files of any format

While the average user has no need for comparing the internal structure of two or more files, such a function is increibly useful to developers. It allows them to find even the smallest code differences in two snippets. Guiffy is an application that can do exactly that, as it highlights the differences in the structure of two files, regardless of their format.

The setup is streamlined and it involves two frames storing the text of the source files. Then, it automatically generate line numbers, so users can locate the differences with ease. Even so, Guiffy doesn’t just let you compare files, it can do the same for archives and folders as well.

For loaded folders and archives, the program shows their structure as a tree view. A handy feature is the fact that it highlights the differences between source items, particularly useful when trying to spot the differences between code snippets that have thousands of lines.

Furthermore, it lets you define ignore rules, which for example, can be used to remove specific strings from the analysis. In the case of file merging, you can configure the process in a number of ways. As a result, you can choose if only the identicaly content should be copied, or differences found in one of the two files should be included. The merged file can be saved as a source file for a variety of programming languages or as a simple TXT file.