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 2 of 5)
2-19-2008 @ 2:45PM
Karl-Koenig Koenigsson said...
Ch-ch-ch-changes (Sung to the Bowie tune)
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2-19-2008 @ 2:46PM
Jonathan said...
Changes: Something's different.
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2-19-2008 @ 2:48PM
Karl-Koenig Koenigsson said...
A change in time saves nine
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2-19-2008 @ 2:50PM
Derek Martin said...
Idea 1: "Been There. Done That."
Idea 2: "Wha Happand?"
Idea 3: "Official App of Delta Delta Delta"
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2-19-2008 @ 2:54PM
DesiLinguist said...
Changes: Think different together.
Changes: Resolve your differences.
Changes: It makes a difference.
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2-19-2008 @ 2:55PM
Chris Dunphy said...
Change is good. Usually.
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2-19-2008 @ 2:55PM
Mark said...
Changes - "Sometimes 'diff' Just Isn't Good Enough"
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2-19-2008 @ 2:59PM
Kevin Duerr said...
Changes - Besides, what's the Difference?
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2-19-2008 @ 2:59PM
rewards said...
Looking for changes in the all the right places...
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2-19-2008 @ 3:04PM
Lux said...
And now for something completely different - Changes
Changes - See the difference
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2-19-2008 @ 3:06PM
Kevin said...
Ch-ch-Changes
See the Difference
Think Different, See Different
Make a Difference
Different is Better
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2-20-2008 @ 1:46AM
tcp said...
Think difference.
2-19-2008 @ 3:09PM
K2 said...
diff your life
-or-
diff for life
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2-19-2008 @ 3:11PM
Brad Rokosz said...
With apologies to Bowie:
Changes
Time may change me, but I can trace time
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2-19-2008 @ 3:12PM
Aron Trimble said...
Changes - What's different?
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2-19-2008 @ 3:13PM
tim fitz said...
Changes: The Only Thing You Can Trust!
If they want I'll sell them the rights to my rap song "a little trust" which, no joke, features that line as the refrain. (OK, not exactly that line).
siiike, i ain't goin out like that!
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2-19-2008 @ 3:14PM
Aron Trimble said...
For when the answer to life, the universe, and everything is 43: Changes
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2-19-2008 @ 3:19PM
Harrison said...
"Because not all change is good"
"Making Changes on your life simpler"
"Change for the good"
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2-19-2008 @ 3:21PM
tpalice said...
Let me try this...
Changes, You can always tell!
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2-19-2008 @ 3:22PM
Aron Trimble said...
Changes -
2+2=5?
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