What's Guiffy? Guiffy (pronounced like Goofy, for those of you wondering) is a file compare/merge (dIFF - like) tool with a GUI implemented in Java. Guiffy is shareware, developed by Bill Ritcher. Guiffy is implemented entirely in Java 1.2 utilizing all the latest Swing components. Since Guiffy is a Java application, its available for essentially all Java 1.2 platforms. Guiffy can be used to compare/merge text files of any sort and has virtually no file size limits. Guiffy also compares folders and includes a command line interface for use in scripts. Key Features:
  • Flexible Style controls for color and font attributes associated with the matching and difference(deleted or inserted) text blocks
  • 3 Difference Views: Together, Side-by-Side, or Split Horizontally
  • 2-way Interactive or 3-way Smart Merging
  • 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
  • Differences can be generated with or without line numbers
  • Search tool and Goto next/previous difference included
  • Selects and Copy to clipboard supported
  • Ability to save(persist) your options and style choices
  • Full featured Help facility
  • Supports Saving and Printing Differences
  • AND, the ability to generate and Save your differences as HTML
For further information, the latest updates and downloads, point your browser to visit Guiffy's web site: http://www.guiffy.com/