WinDiff

WinDiff
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial release1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Stable release
6.1.7716.0 / May 14, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-05-14)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeFile comparison tool
LicenseProprietary commercial software

WinDiff is a graphical file comparison program published by Microsoft, distributed with Microsoft Windows Support Tools,[1][2] certain versions of Microsoft Visual Studio, and as source-code with the Platform SDK code samples. WinDiff was included in the Windows SDK (previously known as the Resource Kit, later Platform SDK) since 1992[3] until Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (a.k.a. Windows SDK 7.1). Because portions of the Windows SDK were shipped in Visual Studio, WinDiff was also included in Visual Studio until Visual Studio 2010. WinDiff was removed from the Windows 8 SDK and therefore is not included in Visual Studio 2012 or any later version.[4] A number of unofficial standalone uploads of the program remain available.

  1. ^ "How to Use the Windiff.exe Utility". Microsoft.
  2. ^ Tim O'Reilly; Troy Mott; Walter J. Glenn (1999). Windows 98 in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference. O'Reilly Media, Inc. pp. 425–427. ISBN 156592486X.
  3. ^ Brad Hines (1992-10-22). "Details of SDK beta release".
  4. ^ Ramel, David (November 16, 2022). "Windows App SDK 1.2 Lets Devs Create Third-Party Windows 11 Widgets". Visual Studio Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-16.