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 3 of 5)
2-19-2008 @ 3:22PM
Nate said...
You'll notice the difference.
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A really good great way to see differences.
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Merges made easy.
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What the hell did you check in at 4am, anyway?
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2-19-2008 @ 3:22PM
Justin Miller said...
This Changes Everything
Change Is Hard... Changes Don't Have To Be
Cha-Chang!
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2-19-2008 @ 3:27PM
Yi Qiang said...
Changes - What a difference it will make.
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2-19-2008 @ 3:33PM
Catatonic said...
Keeping you afloat in a sea of changes.
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2-19-2008 @ 3:34PM
Jay Brennan said...
Changes: One of these things is not like the other
Changes: Same Day, Different Stuff
Changes: Different is good
Changes: It only looks the same
Changes: Be the change you want in the world
Changes: The serenity to accept, the courage to change
Changes: The essence of life
Changes: It's inevitable
Changes: The more things change, the more you need it
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2-19-2008 @ 3:37PM
Lapo Salucci said...
Changes: you control them
Changes: erase the differences
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2-19-2008 @ 3:40PM
S-G said...
Changes, they make the world go 'round
Changes meet "Changes"
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2-19-2008 @ 3:40PM
brian said...
Changes: Think Diff
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2-19-2008 @ 3:43PM
Joe S said...
Changes- WTF Happened?
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2-19-2008 @ 3:53PM
Fritz Laurel said...
"It rubs the Changes on its skin..."
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2-19-2008 @ 4:09PM
StrangeBum said...
Changes: For the Better
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2-19-2008 @ 4:11PM
sammy said...
Changes: What's the diff?
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2-19-2008 @ 4:51PM
ether.bklyn said...
@sammy: lol :)
2-19-2008 @ 4:11PM
Marshall said...
Another Bowie reference:
"Quite aware of what they're going through"
or shortened:
"Be aware"
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2-19-2008 @ 4:13PM
Michael said...
Better than a sharp stick in the eye
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2-19-2008 @ 4:22PM
Rich said...
Ooh, I like "think diff" (brian, above).
My ideas:
1. "Change never looked so good"
2. "Diff with glitz"
3. "A delicious diff" (inspired by existing copy)
4. "Different strokes for diff-less folks"
5. "What's the diff?"
6. "Diff with style and grace"
7. (consider no tagline at all!)
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2-19-2008 @ 4:22PM
Michael Puhala said...
Changes
It's Different
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2-19-2008 @ 5:03PM
John said...
Spot the Difference
Although I like "WTF?!" too ;-)
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2-19-2008 @ 5:04PM
John said...
Or something Sesame Street - "One of these source files is not like the others.. " ;-)
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2-19-2008 @ 5:08PM
ether.bklyn said...
Changes: What Just Happened?
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