DiffTool the File Compare Tool on Windows Pc
Developed By: B. Gruber
License: Free
Rating: 3,8/5 - 400 votes
Last Updated: April 16, 2024
App Details
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2.08 |
| Size |
4.5 MB |
| Release Date |
April 24, 21 |
| Category |
Tools Apps |
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App Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (2)]
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What's New:
2.08: bugfix2.07: allows super user access on rooted devices2.06: bugfix2.05: added root access2.04: bugfix2.03: long press on the left side opens scrollbar,... [see more]
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Description from Developer:
Use this diff utility to compare text, binary files (HexDiff), complete folders and SD-cards.
It can compare documents too (the unformated text of them).
+ And you can also store... [read more]
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About this app
On this page you can download DiffTool the File Compare Tool and install on Windows PC. DiffTool the File Compare Tool is free Tools app, developed by B. Gruber. Latest version of DiffTool the File Compare Tool is 2.08, was released on 2021-04-24 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of DiffTool the File Compare Tool is 3,8. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 400 users, 80 users had rated it 5*, 220 users had rated it 1*.
How to install DiffTool the File Compare Tool on Windows?
Instruction on how to install DiffTool the File Compare Tool on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop
In this post, I am going to show you how to install DiffTool the File Compare Tool on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...
Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.
[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.
Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.
If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!
Step By Step Guide To Install DiffTool the File Compare Tool using BlueStacks
- Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
- Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
- Once installed, click "DiffTool the File Compare Tool" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D
[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more
[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.
How to install DiffTool the File Compare Tool on Windows PC using NoxPlayer
- Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
- Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
- The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "DiffTool the File Compare Tool" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.
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Use this diff utility to compare text, binary files (HexDiff), complete folders and SD-cards.
It can compare documents too (the unformated text of them).
+ And you can also store information about all the files located on your directories, to detect changed files later.
The functions of DiffTool in detail:
1. Compare 2 Texts:
- supports:
text files,
clipboard text,
source code,
text of documents (Microsoft Office and Open Office),
compiled Android XML (diff Manifest file)
- supported file formats:
ASCII, ANSI, ISO-8859-1, Latin1, CP1252,
UNICODE (UTF-8/16/32 little and big endian),
DOCX, XLSX, PPTX,
ODT, ODS, ODP,
DOC, XLS, PPT, RTF(latin1 only)
- ignores differences on whitespace
- ignores end-of-line format differences (Unix,Windows,Mac)
- search for text or line numbers
2. Compare 2 Binary Files (HexDiff):
- files can have any format
- HEX and ASCII display
- checks differences on whitespace and end-of-line
- search for HEX, ASCII text or the address
- when having tons of bytes which differ, showing all details can take a while
3. Compare 2 Folders:
- checks if files are 100% BIT EXACT
(to compare by HASH run 4.)
- include or exclude subfolders
- compare the content of ZIP, JAR, EPUB and APK
- search for file names
- use double-click to compare/merge files or to merge/synchronize folders
4. Store Folders State:
- Stores the state containing the info of files located on your directories. By viewing this state later (see 5.) all files changed, since the state has been stored, are displayed.
- This feature can also be used to compare two SD-Cards. Store the state of card 1, after it, replace card 1 by card 2, view the stored state (see 5.) and all the files which differ will be shown.
5. View Stored Diff File:
- loads stored diff's, also of other Diff/Patch tools
- loads a folder state file and checks changes
6. View the Text of a File:
- views any text file, the text of supported documents and clipboard's text
- views AndroidManifest.XML of any APK
7. View a Binary File:
- Hex Viewer
8. FGrep:
- search for text in files and documents (find in files)
On the Result Screens:
- colors:
red = old content A
green = new content B
red/green = changed content
yellow = inline changes
black = identical content, A=B
- pinch-to-zoom
- export results as text
- works on big and small displays! (uses an integrated view instead of 2 panels)
- you can search for text, file names and line numbers
- press long on a file to open it
- pressing long on the left side, opens a scrollbar having diff info too
DiffTool is also an ideal source code viewer for all developers to check their changes on C, C++, HTML, PHP, C4droid *, Python ® **, AIDE ***, Java ® **** and any other source code.
Useful AddOns:
- Fonts for DiffTool can be used to display Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other Unicode characters: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.difftool.fonts)
- DiffDroid can be used to start DiffTool from your file explorer: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.difftool.diffdroid)
This temporary version of DiffTool is currently free of charge and free of advertising!
= NO WARRANTY =
THE PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. IT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY, YOUR DEVICE, YOUR DATA AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU.
* C4Droid is a product of n0n3m4.
** Python ® is a registered trademark of the Python Software Foundation (PSF).
*** AIDE is a product of the appfour GmbH
**** Java ® is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
2.08: bugfix
2.07: allows super user access on rooted devices
2.06: bugfix
2.05: added root access
2.04: bugfix
2.03: long press on the left side opens scrollbar, bugfix on text search
2.02: find in files (fgrep) can be used within ZIP, APK or JAR archives
2.01: fixes the crash on startup (in the pasta unfortunately only a few devices did run into always)
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
