A Code Utility by Guiffy Software, Inc.

Guiffy's Major Features:

Cross Platform
Implemented entirely in Java with a Swing GUI. Available for: Windows(98, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003), Linux(any brand), MacOS(9 or X with Aqua interface), Unix(Solaris, HPUX, AIX, Others), OpenVMS, OS/2, and any Java-enabled platform.

Easy to Install
InstallAnywhere downloads make installation and setup a snap. A Windows download is available with a Java Runtime Environment included -- So, even if you don't have Java on your Windows PC, you can easily download and install Guiffy in a single step.

Easy to Learn
Help includes introduction documents -- "How Do I..." for getting started and "Have It Your Way..." for popular setup choices. Help package includes Table of Contents, Index, and Search navigation. Help contents cover every aspect of Guiffy --- the G.U.I. and every operation's options, the command line interface and CM/SCM integrations, and the API package.

SureMerge
Guiffy's VERY smart 3-way merge called SureMerge automatically goes beyond the focus on "conflicts" in other merge tools. Guiffy's "Attention" focus can be expanded by the user. And, SureMerge's heuristic algorithms result in fewer, easier to resolve changes. Plus, a Parent Attention view is available for when it helps to see or copy parts of "the way it was before".

ComparEdit
Guiffy's ComparEdit features are very handy for when you need to find a change made in one version of a file and include it in the other --- maybe a bug fix.

MergEdit
Choice of 2-way or 3-way merge operations with views of both compare/merge files and the merge result. Guiffy's MergEdit interface supports editing-in-place while merging. Navigation through remaining "Attention" changes is automatic or user-directed. Each change can be resolved with a single click and reversed as well. Tools to Keep or Undo All changes are handy for beginning a merge with all the changes from one version --- then, find and keep what you need from the other version.

Integrated Folder / FileTree Compare / Synchronization
Guiffy includes an integrated Folder/FileTree compare capability. From the Folder Compare Tree view, a double-click quickly does a file compare in another window. And, a right-click brings up a menu of choices for merging, copying, or deleting, etc.

CM/SCM Integrations
Guiffy's command line interface supports scripted automation and integration with CM/SCM systems that work with 3rd party compare/merge tools. Allfusion Harvest, ClearCase, CMSynergy, CVS, Dimensions, Perforce, PVCS, StarTeam, Subversion, and Visual Studio Team Foundation Server users find Guiffy SureMerge to be a very valuable plugin.

CVS and Subversion integration support includes as external diff and 3-way merge tool and/or as "conflict editor" (Merge -> Open CVS conflict file).

Windows Explorer Integration
Clickon 2 files or folders in Windows Explorer and SendTo Guiffy for a quick compare.

guiffy.inside API Package
With the guiffy.inside API package you can build Guiffy into your applications, applets, or servlets. Interfaces for running the Guiffy GUI in a separate window (Frame) or within your application window (Panel) are available. Engines for running the file compare, quick verifiers, folder/file compare, 3-way merge, and for generating compare reports in HTML are provided as well for non-GUI, or server-side applications.

Over 150 File Encoding formats
Guiffy's Java-based technology goes way beyond simple ASCII text files and includes support of: UTF8, UTF16, Big5, JIS, Shift-JIS, and EBCDIC (just to name a few). And, the encoding format can be specified separately for each file.

Multilingual UNICODE fonts
You can compare/merge and edit source files with text from all over the world. You're in good hands with Guiffy's Java-based UNICODE support and fonts such as Bitstream Cyberbit or Arial Unicode MS.

And, Guiffy's folder/file tree compare views and file/folder dialogs support Unicode file and folder names