- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7/NT
- Date added: April 15, 2008
- Total Downloads: 214,629
- Downloads last week: 423
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 98 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff on September 16, 2003
This program displays two files side by side, highlighting the differences. ExamDiff's handy interface offers several navigation schemes: buttons taking you to the previous or next change, a drop-down list of lines, or mouse functionality going directly to any line. It lets you scroll files in tandem or separately. You can customize the colors the program uses to mark added, deleted, and changed lines. When running a comparison, you can ignore white spaces and case differences. It outputs results as standard Unix DIFF files. Unfortunately, no manual is available. This free tool is mainly useful for developers.
Publisher's description
From PrestoSoft :ExamDiff is a Freeware Windows tool for visual file comparison. Features: Toggles between the first and second files. Automatically detects file changes and prompts the user to re-compare files. One push re-compare function which attempts to leave the viewer's focus in the same place as before the re-compare. Saves the standard UNIX DIFF file. Version 1.8 adds Autopick feature in Compare dialog that remembers matching file pairs.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.8 adds Autopick feature in Compare dialog that remembers matching file pairs.
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- Average user rating: 4.6 stars out of 98 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: ExamDiff 1.8
Pros: 1. It is lightweight
2. I do not have to use the cmd line every time. When you open this app, the first thing it asks you is the 2 files to be compared location
3. By default it uses notepad to open your files. However, you can specify even your fav. editor. I have set up scite, though the difference is not that great
4. Many good options...some are ignore whitespace, case, specify colors, etc....
5. fast
Cons: really not, considering its free-ware, light and does what it says
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Version: ExamDiff 1.8
Pros: Does exactly what I need easily and simply - easy to understand UI. One option I'd like to see added: show only those lines that are the SAME
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: ExamDiff 1.8
"best diff utility for side-by-side comparison, I checked five and tested two"
Pros: great side-by-side diff comparison, super simple and understandable output
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: ExamDiff 1.8
Pros: I use ExamDiff to find the differences between versions of program source files. I've been very impressed by how well it works with files having a large number of additions and deletions. Best tool for the job that I've found in 25 years of software development.
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Version: ExamDiff 1.8
Pros: concise. easy to use. helpful.
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