Deep Diff by Deep Cold Software.
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Deep Diff is a professional file comparison program. It can compare 
whole directories or individual files. Differences are highlighted 
with different colors. Deep Diff can compare both text files and binary 
files. The files can be displayed side by side or as a composite of 
both files.

Deep Diff will run on most versions of Windows.

Use this software at your own risk. The author takes no responsibility
what so ever for any damage caused by this software.

DeepDiff is free to use and copy.


Release Notes
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New versions of Deep Diff are released once in a while. The latest 
version can always be found at www.deepcoldsoft.com. You can influence 
future versions. Send new feature requests, bug report, praise and 
general questions to info@deepcoldsoft.com.

Version 1.5.00. 9 Oct 2011.

* Recompiled with new compiler.
* New installer.
* Removed licensing. DeepDiff is now freeware.


Version 1.4.00. 28 Jan 2006.

* Colors, icons and font properties can now be customized.
* Improved file and folder icons.
* Improved identification of moved parts.
* Less accuracy is now used when comparing large files.
  This makes comparison of large files much faster.
* Slightly faster comparison of text and binary files overall.
* Now using "open" to find external editor if "edit" fail.

 
Version 1.3.00. 01 Jan 2005.

* Faster directory comparison.
* Progress bar during directory comparison.
* Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented the directory list view from 
  being updated.
* Files and directories with the same name are now considered unique
  tree nodes rather than different versions of the same node.
* Better handling of empty files.
* The view with keyboard focus is highlighted.
* Keyboard focus can be moved between the views using the TAB key.
* Mouse wheel scrolling.
* The program no longer requires the MFC and the C runtime DLLs.
* Added more keyboard shortcuts (accelerator keys).
* Page size is now re-calculated when the window is resized.


Version 1.2.01. 20 Nov 2004.

* Fixed a crasch bug when comparing directories.
* Optimized update of directory list and directory tree.


Version 1.2.00. 26 Sep 2004.

* Added a tool bar.
* Directories can now be displayed as lists.
* Fixed a problem that caused some folders to be treated as files.
* Mouse pointer is now changed into an hourglass when directories are compared.
* Dir View is now updated correctly when the view mode is changed.
* Deep Diff no longer refuses to compare c:\site and c:\site2.
* Directory comparison is no longer case sensitive.


Version 1.1.01. 26 Aug 2004.

* Fixed a problem with space in paths on the command line.


Version 1.1.00. 1 Jul 2004.

* Re-named the "Settings" dialog to "Properties".
* Added Help - Help menu (manual).
* Fixed a problem with scroll width.
* It's now possible to open compared files using windows default editor.
* Improved the re-load (F5) function.


Version 1.0.00. 18 Apr 2004.

* Compare text files (8 bit windows ASCII).
* Compare binary files.
* Compare directories including subdirectories.
* Display compared files side by side.
* Display compared files as a composite file.
* Display overview of files.
* Display compared directories as 2 trees side by side.
* Display compared directories as a composite tree.
* Sort directory by name or by status.
* Optional display of index number for binary files.
* Optional display of ASCII representation for binary files.
* Blank characters can be ignored when comparing text files.
* Character case can be ignore when comparing text files.
* Tab size can be selected when displaying text files.
* Block size (resolution) for comparision can be set manually.
* Selection of font type and size.
* Jump to next/previous difference.

 
TODO
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* Force files to be displayed as binary
* Faster text file comparision
* Faster binary file comparison
* Separate properties for different file extensions
* Line number for text files
* Edit composite file in external editor
* Identifying changed parts in side by side mode
* Color in statusbar
* Ignore blank lines
* Recent file list
* Right click popup menu.
* Select default editor for file types.

Tried tested and rejected
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* Always display overview as side by side, never as composite.