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Guiffy is a visual file compare diff tool, folder compare, and merge tool. Its features include the Trustworthy 3-way auto-merge - "SureMerge", In-Line difference highlighting, integrated folder and filetree comparisons, command line interface and API for automation, SCM integrations and application plug-ins. Guiffy produces reports as HTML with support for color printing. File comparing options include folded views for support of large files. Supports over 150 file encoding formats such as UTF8, UTF16, MBCS, SJIS, and multi-lingual Unicode fonts.
Guiffy integrates with the
Guiffy integrates with the
What's New
Version 10.0:
Pro and eXpert versions & pricing
- Two tier (Pro/eXpert) licensing & pricing.
- eXpert version includes:
- 2/3-way SureMerge.
- Guiffy.Inside API.
- All SCM integration applications.
- Eclipse and NetBeans plugins.
- Command line tools:GuiffyReport, SureMerge, and Jiff.
- Current standard licensed end users are licensed for eXpert version.
- Pro/eXpert version displayed in Title bar and Help About.
- Pro version Menus reflect reduced features (Merge menu and menu items are disabled and invisible).
- 21-day evaluations include eXpert version features.
- Complete functional evaluations (API and API based tools) continue to require temporary license key (via email request).
- New toolbar for merge tool - with all its buttons removed from original toolbars.
- Simpler, cleaner toolbar for file/folder compare operations and Pro version users.
- Merge toolbar visible only after file compare or during a merge in eXpert version.
- Merge toolbar position fixed at beginning of second tier.
- User defined and configured Filter Plugins for file compare and/or merge.
- Built-in, Pre-tested examples with download/install documentation in Tech Note 5.
- Multiple levels of trace and debug information provided. See Tech Note 5.
- Examples included:
- XML Sort and format using Saxon and XSLT.
- DOC Extract to XHMTL using Tika.
- PDF Extract to text using PDFBox.
- XLS Extract to XHMTL using Tika.
- Java reformat using Jalopy.
- C/C++ reformat using Uncrustify.
- HTML reformat using JTidy.
- Using Eclipse SWT.
- Uses Swing component when SWT not available or installed.
- Download/Install packages for Windows, MacOS X, and Linux.
- Tech Note 6 documents how to: disable SWT Native dialogs, configure SWT dialogs on other platforms, and enable SWT dialogs from GuiffyInside API.
- eXpert version features documented.
- Filter Plugins feature documented including Tech Note 5 covering operation, examples, and debugging.
- SWT Native dialogs documented in Tech Note 6 on how to: disable SWT Native dialogs, configure SWT dialogs on other platforms, and enable SWT dialogs from GuiffyInside API.
Other:
- Upgraded to InstallAnywhere 2011 SP3 - improved installers and application launchers.
- Bugs 421- fixed (Refer to BugReports on Guiffy's web site for details).
Version 10.0:
Pro and eXpert versions & pricing
- Two tier (Pro/eXpert) licensing & pricing.
- eXpert version includes:
- 2/3-way SureMerge.
- Guiffy.Inside API.
- All SCM integration applications.
- Eclipse and NetBeans plugins.
- Command line tools:GuiffyReport, SureMerge, and Jiff.
- Current standard licensed end users are licensed for eXpert version. more...
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Guiffy User Discussion (Write a Review)
Overall:
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| Downloads:11,717 |
| Version Downloads:167 |
| Type:Utilities : File Management |
| License:Shareware |
| Date:01 May 2012 |
| Platform:Intel |
| Price: $37.50 |
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Guiffy is a visual file compare diff tool, folder compare, and merge tool. Its features include the Trustworthy 3-way auto-merge - "SureMerge", In-Line difference highlighting, integrated folder and filetree comparisons, command line interface and API for automation, SCM integrations and application plug-ins. Guiffy produces reports as HTML with support for color printing. File comparing options include folded views for support of large files. Supports over 150 file encoding formats such as UTF8, UTF16, MBCS, SJIS, and multi-lingual Unicode fonts.
Guiffy integrates with the following SCM systems as a value-added plugin: AccuRev, Allfusion Harvest, ClearCase, CMSynergy, CVS, Dimensions, MKS Integrity, Perforce, PVCS, StarTeam, SVN, and Visual Studio Team Foundation Server.
Guiffy is a cross-platform product and adopts the native look and feel on Windows, Linux, MacOS X, and Unix.
Guiffy integrates with the following SCM systems as a value-added plugin: AccuRev, Allfusion Harvest, ClearCase, CMSynergy, CVS, Dimensions, MKS Integrity, Perforce, PVCS, StarTeam, SVN, and Visual Studio Team Foundation Server.
Guiffy is a cross-platform product and adopts the native look and feel on Windows, Linux, MacOS X, and Unix.
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printscott reviewed on 06 Jul 2011
Bruderbarnabas reviewed on 07 Jun 2011
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If FileMerge and/or commandline tools will meet your needs then, by all means, use them and save yourself a few bucks. But if you need some more advanced features, Guiffy is a good, professional product. In my case, I bought it for the graphical three-way merge.
Sure, it's implemented in Java and looks it. But this is a tool for getting work done, not sitting back and admiring the Core Animation transitions. When you're drowning in 12 variations on the same codebase (what were they smoking?), as I was, the java-y controls won't bother you at all. You'll be too estatic that what seemed like a difficult, error-prone, weeks-long process of updates and verification is actually going to be a short and simple task. There's nothing like using the right tool for the problem, and Guiffy is that tool when FileMerge, et. al. aren't enough.
(Note: I used the previous version, but I did not experience any problems with an earlier update, so I'm not too worried about 9.)
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Guiffy SureMerge has one price ($59), includes all features, for all platforms.
1) "Deltawalker is $20 cheaper". Deltawalker has 4 different prices. Personal Standard is $39, Commercial Standard is $99. So, Deltawalker could be $20 cheaper or $40 more expensive. The Standard version does not include a 3-way merge and is for only 1 platform. The Pro version includes a 3-way merge and can be used on all platforms supported (Mac, Linux, Windows). Personal Pro is $75 (that's $16 more expensive than Guiffy). Commercial Pro is $189 (that's $130 more expensive than Guiffy).
2) "Changes is $10 cheaper". Changes does not have a 3-way auto merge. Changes is only available for the Mac.
Overall, I have to say the price comparisons mentioned with the suggestions that all 3 applications work and do the same thing is very misleading.
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MacTechHead reviewed on 03 Sep 2009
Too slow
Too cumbersome
Too unstable
And what a cluttered ugly GUI
Even if the developer paid me the $59 I still wouldn't try this rubbish again.
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Please let us know at Guiffy.com if you have any specific suggestions for improving our UI --- its easy to make a pretty UI for an application with hardly any features or options, its much more difficult to make a professional grade product with a strong set of features and keep the UI as pretty. Your feedback on this would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Bill Ritcher
Guiffy Software
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Finbar reviewed on 27 Dec 2007
I particularly like the inline difference highlighting of the file compare. When we got a project folder update from our outsourced contractor with Unicode file and folder names and some case differences in the names --- Guiffy made it clear what was going on. I wish all our other tools had such useful features.
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Anonymous reviewed on 21 Apr 2004
1. As a stand-alone.
2. As a plug-in to version control applications; StarTeam and CVS.
3. As an API library for adding file differencing and merging capabilities to existing applications.
The author has been very responsive to my suggestions which often found their way to subsequent releases.
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Anonymous reviewed on 10 Apr 2003
CONS: It's a java application so it can be a bit slower than native software on some platforms.
CONCLUSION: Overall a good product. And the company is very responsive to comments from its users.