Diffinity 0.9.6 (2026-09-16)
Diffinity is a free diff and merging tool for Windows with focus on accurate and easy to read source code diffs.
It will compare the contents of two text files and show all differences line by line and also which individual characters/words that differs.
Features:
Improved diffing quality for c-style source code and xml
Thumbnail view of all diffs
Folder comparison
Differentiates between changed, removed and added lines
Instance highlighting - double click or search for a word to show all instances of it
Syntax highlighting
Supports unicode and auto detects encoding (and warns if encoding mismatch)
Customizable interface with support for tabs
Manual alignment markers
In-line diffs live updated as you type
Windows Explorer shell integration
Portable (can be run directly from an external device)
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Changes in version 0.9.6 (2026-09-16)
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- Fixed line numbers so they render with the correct background color, and they are now always drawn on the left. The line number color is also adjustable in Preferences.
- Added "Copy selected lines to other side" (Ctrl+E), which allows you to copy just part of an edit (or multiple edits) to the other side.
- Improved handling of very long lines, instead of showing the entire line as a single changed block, individual changed characters are now highlighted as expected.
- Fixed slow cut and copy operations when the clipboard is locked (typically by remote desktop sessions).
- Added "Save All" (Ctrl+Shift+S), which saves both sides in all tabs. "Save" (Ctrl+S) now only saves the focused text editor.
- Fixed so dropping a shortcut on Diffinity will open the target of the shortcut.
- Syntax highlighter updates and fixes.
- Fixed instance highlights in the thumbnail view so they are drawn one pixel taller to avoid being hidden by the border of the selected edit.
- Folder diff: deleting a folder now deletes the folder and its files/subfolders as expected, not just its files
- Bugfix: Alt+Left/Right to copy left/right in folder diff was broken (0.9.5 regression).
- Various performance and bug fixes