Ian Baird at Skorpiostech has been hard at work polishing up Changes, the new OS X directory comparison and file differencing utility, for a 1.0 release. We covered the beta at the end of last year and the program received a significant amount of feedback from testers in the months following, producing a high-power app that makes managing the differences between files and folders a breeze.
Changes is Leopard-only and leverages Core Animation and Quick Look for a refined user experience. If you're a FileMerge user, you'll probably find the power and ease-of-use of Changes to be a welcome step forward. And it fits into just about any workflow with a CLI utility, a TextMate bundle, BBEdit menu scripts, TextWrangler menu scripts, XCode integration and F-Script support, in addition to Subversion, CVS, Mercurial, git, Perforce and other SCM systems. And its support for MacFUSE mounted volumes is ready for prime time.
Ian also tells us he's looking for a clever tagline for Changes (think BBEdit's "It doesn't suck"). He's given TUAW 2 free licenses to award to the best contributors, so take a stab at it in the comments! And for those less inclined to witty prose, Ian's offering $10 off of the $39.95 price tag (25%) with the coupon code TUAW, which is valid for the next 2 weeks.
You can get a fully-functional, 15-day trial and licenses are available for purchase starting today.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
2-19-2008 @ 2:26PM
Brandon Martinez said...
"changes: compare the difference"
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2-21-2008 @ 1:26PM
Brandon Martinez said...
Oh, and btw, when will the winner be announced/notified?
2-19-2008 @ 2:31PM
tim fitz said...
changes good.
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2-19-2008 @ 2:32PM
Charles Martin said...
Changes: Everything including the kitchen sync.
Changes: It's all the same to you.
Changes: The only constant you need
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2-19-2008 @ 2:33PM
w houghton said...
Changes is a good thing.
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2-19-2008 @ 2:34PM
Ryan said...
"Changes, reflect over time."
Pretty sweet app.
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2-19-2008 @ 2:36PM
Davey Shafik said...
My Entries:
Changes - Sexier than David Bowie!
Changes - Cause they happen
Changes - Merging reality
- Davey
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2-19-2008 @ 2:40PM
Davey Shafik said...
A slight modification:
Changes - Cause it happens.
2-19-2008 @ 2:37PM
Wim Leers said...
$40 for what even the ancient
cvs diff -u -F^f -N
command can do better? Thanks, but no thanks. At $10, I might reconsider.
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2-19-2008 @ 2:37PM
Dan Magee said...
Alright, couldn't resist this since I'm a Bowie fan. "Changes: Turn and face the strain"
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2-19-2008 @ 2:43PM
Davey Shafik said...
Oooh:
Changes - We do it even better than [David] Bowie
2-19-2008 @ 2:40PM
Joseph Crawford said...
Changes - Never get lost in the cracks
Changes - Never Lose Track
Changes - Differences Unite
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2-19-2008 @ 2:41PM
Jon said...
"Not the same"
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2-19-2008 @ 2:42PM
davew said...
Changes.
For the better.
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2-19-2008 @ 2:42PM
y_m said...
Changes: Same Difference
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2-19-2008 @ 6:36PM
XIV said...
Haha, nice one !
2-19-2008 @ 2:42PM
neko said...
-Changes: Not making up these differences
-Everything Changes
-Changes:The only thing that doesn't change (except for when a new version comes out)
-Keep the change.
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2-19-2008 @ 2:44PM
neko said...
oh, and one more
-Changes: same difference.
2-19-2008 @ 2:43PM
Josh Johnston said...
Changes - Insert tagline here
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2-19-2008 @ 2:44PM
brian said...
Changes: don't fear change.
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