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Diff Anything's merge window for a YAML configuration file, with changes from both branches merged by data and one conflict to resolve

26 October 20267 min read

Diff Anything 1.7: Git merge and SQLite comparison

Resolve Git conflicts with Pro, compare SQLite databases, binary files and Jupyter notebooks, and filter noisy diffs locally on Mac or Windows.

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Diff Anything comparing an office folder with its backup on a Mac: seven differences, with files missing from the backup, a changed file, and a moved file

26 October 20265 min read

How to verify a backup folder on Mac or Windows

Check a backup against the original folder on Mac or Windows. Find missing and changed files, verify file contents with hashes, and keep your files local.

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Screen Studio Kit showing an iPhone Duo frame moving from flat through a half fold to the closed outer display

17 October 20266 min read

iPhone Duo App Store screenshots: make the inner and outer sets in one project

Screen Studio Kit 1.6 adds the iPhone Duo inner and outer screenshot sizes, plus a foldable frame you can open, half-fold or close.

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Diff Anything showing six changed cells across the Budget and Timeline sheets of two Excel workbooks

14 October 20265 min read

Compare two Excel files and see what changed

Compare two Excel files on Mac or Windows. Find changed cells across sheets, review a budget example, and keep your workbooks on your computer.

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Fieldnotes fictional app in a PC monitor frame, a Windows desktop screenshot made in Screen Studio Kit

8 October 20266 min read

Upload Microsoft Store screenshots for every language from one project

With Pro, Screen Studio Kit 1.5.1 renders your Windows screenshots for every language, checks them against Partner Center, and replaces them on your Microsoft Store listing after you confirm.

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Diff Anything JSON comparison with blue Added, yellow Removed, and gray Changed labels

5 October 20265 min read

Colorblind-friendly diff tool for Mac and Windows

Change red and green diff colors to blue and yellow in Diff Anything for Mac and Windows. See setup steps, comparison screenshots, and written change descriptions.

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Diff Anything comparing two versions of a budget workbook on a Mac, with the changed cells highlighted and listed by cell address

1 October 20266 min read

Diff Anything 1.6: check CSV exports and catch breaking API changes

Compare a CSV export with the workbook it came from, fail a CI job only on breaking API schema changes with Pro on Windows, use the same rules for YAML as for JSON, and read every difference in blue and yellow or as a written list.

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TestDock: deep link and push testing, on device

29 September 20266 min read

Stop emailing yourself deep links: test them on your phone with TestDock

TestDock keeps your app's deep links, push notifications, and manual tests on the phone you test with. Version 1.1 makes it faster to get a link in: paste it, share it from any app, or start a test straight from a bug ticket.

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