Kaleidoscope
@kaleidoscope.app
The world's most powerful file comparison app. Articles, tips, and opinions from our team, based in Austria and Germany.
By @catlan.bsky.social, @flo-muc.bsky.social, and @merrysuperstar.bsky.social
By @catlan.bsky.social, @flo-muc.bsky.social, and @merrysuperstar.bsky.social
Kaleidoscope 6.4 introduces an all-new Image Comparison built on a modern technology stack.
Experience faster, more precise visual diffs you can fine-tune to your needs — and help us squash the last bugs in the public beta: blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/10/31/t...
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Kaleidoscope 6.4 introduces an all-new Image Comparison built on a modern technology stack.
Experience faster, more precise visual diffs you can fine-tune to your needs — and help us squash the last bugs in the public beta: blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/10/31/t...
Update to Kaleidoscope 6.3 to check out the changes we made to embrace Liquid Glass in macOS Tahoe. Here’s the Welcome Window showing Git Repositories:
September 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Update to Kaleidoscope 6.3 to check out the changes we made to embrace Liquid Glass in macOS Tahoe. Here’s the Welcome Window showing Git Repositories:
Updating to macOS Tahoe later today? Kaleidoscope 6.3 is ready for you, with a refreshed app icon, a sleek Liquid Glass look, new menu icons, and more. Download the update today and feel right at home on Tahoe.
September 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Updating to macOS Tahoe later today? Kaleidoscope 6.3 is ready for you, with a refreshed app icon, a sleek Liquid Glass look, new menu icons, and more. Download the update today and feel right at home on Tahoe.
🔧 Kaleidoscope 6.1.1 is here with smaller quality-of-life improvements:
• Better text editor settings fidelity (because convincing SwiftUI to cooperate is an art form)
• Fixed Nova 13 detection
Run into any issues? Let us know so we can fix them as quickly as we did here!
• Better text editor settings fidelity (because convincing SwiftUI to cooperate is an art form)
• Fixed Nova 13 detection
Run into any issues? Let us know so we can fix them as quickly as we did here!
July 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🔧 Kaleidoscope 6.1.1 is here with smaller quality-of-life improvements:
• Better text editor settings fidelity (because convincing SwiftUI to cooperate is an art form)
• Fixed Nova 13 detection
Run into any issues? Let us know so we can fix them as quickly as we did here!
• Better text editor settings fidelity (because convincing SwiftUI to cooperate is an art form)
• Fixed Nova 13 detection
Run into any issues? Let us know so we can fix them as quickly as we did here!
Thank You Michael Tsai!
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mjtsai.com/blog/2025/05...
July 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Thank You Michael Tsai!
mjtsai.com/blog/2025/05...
mjtsai.com/blog/2025/05...
Deep dive into editing text comparisons with Kaleidoscope 6.1! 🫧
Our newest blog post breaks down how to leverage this powerful feature for your diff workflows:
blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/07/07/e...
Tell us if you're missing support for your preferred IDE or editor.
Our newest blog post breaks down how to leverage this powerful feature for your diff workflows:
blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/07/07/e...
Tell us if you're missing support for your preferred IDE or editor.
Edit Text Comparisons from Kaleidoscope
Learn how to go from comparing text in Kaleidoscope 6.1 to editing it in your favorite editor/IDE with just a single click.
blog.kaleidoscope.app
July 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Deep dive into editing text comparisons with Kaleidoscope 6.1! 🫧
Our newest blog post breaks down how to leverage this powerful feature for your diff workflows:
blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/07/07/e...
Tell us if you're missing support for your preferred IDE or editor.
Our newest blog post breaks down how to leverage this powerful feature for your diff workflows:
blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/07/07/e...
Tell us if you're missing support for your preferred IDE or editor.
💬 Customer love for Kaleidoscope 6.1:
“This is a game-changer! Being able to edit either side of a diff directly in my preferred editor and having Kaleidoscope automatically refresh is such a smooth experience.”
July 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
💬 Customer love for Kaleidoscope 6.1:
“This is a game-changer! Being able to edit either side of a diff directly in my preferred editor and having Kaleidoscope automatically refresh is such a smooth experience.”
Another feature-packed release is here with Kaleidoscope 6.1! 🚀
Now you can initiate editing of text comparisons directly from Kaleidoscope, conveniently send content from @raycast.com to Kaleidoscope, and use Kaleidoscope as the diff and merge tool for Jujutsu (jj). Enjoy! 🔥
Now you can initiate editing of text comparisons directly from Kaleidoscope, conveniently send content from @raycast.com to Kaleidoscope, and use Kaleidoscope as the diff and merge tool for Jujutsu (jj). Enjoy! 🔥
July 9, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Another feature-packed release is here with Kaleidoscope 6.1! 🚀
Now you can initiate editing of text comparisons directly from Kaleidoscope, conveniently send content from @raycast.com to Kaleidoscope, and use Kaleidoscope as the diff and merge tool for Jujutsu (jj). Enjoy! 🔥
Now you can initiate editing of text comparisons directly from Kaleidoscope, conveniently send content from @raycast.com to Kaleidoscope, and use Kaleidoscope as the diff and merge tool for Jujutsu (jj). Enjoy! 🔥
Kaleidoscope 6.0 just got smarter! Collapse unchanged text blocks for faster, cleaner comparisons. Focus on what really matters — the differences.
May 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Kaleidoscope 6.0 just got smarter! Collapse unchanged text blocks for faster, cleaner comparisons. Focus on what really matters — the differences.
Introducing Kaleidoscope 5.4! 🌟 Experience our improved Xcode Debugger Integration with enhanced visual comparisons and smoother workflow. Debug smarter, not harder. Try it now! Here’s a blog post with details: blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/03/20/k...
Kaleidoscope 5.4: Enhanced Xcode Debugger Output Comparisons
Kaleidoscope 5.4 has arrived with a completely reimagined Software Update process. But since that will only become apparent with the next update, let's focus on the more immediately enhancement: a sig...
blog.kaleidoscope.app
March 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Introducing Kaleidoscope 5.4! 🌟 Experience our improved Xcode Debugger Integration with enhanced visual comparisons and smoother workflow. Debug smarter, not harder. Try it now! Here’s a blog post with details: blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/03/20/k...
Welcome Taska to the Leitmotif Family! It’s our beautiful new native app for tracking issues on GitHub and GitLab. Learn all about Taska and let us know what you think:
taska.now
taska.now
March 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Welcome Taska to the Leitmotif Family! It’s our beautiful new native app for tracking issues on GitHub and GitLab. Learn all about Taska and let us know what you think:
taska.now
taska.now
🔔 Our Kaleidoscope for VSCode extension has received a major update. Whether you’re on Visual Studio Code, Cursor, or a similar editor, experience the enhanced functionality and improved workflow. Check it out on the marketplace: marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa... Feedback is welcome!
Kaleidoscope for Visual Studio Code - Visual Studio Marketplace
Extension for Visual Studio Code - Compare files and text selections, run git difftool and git mergetool.
marketplace.visualstudio.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🔔 Our Kaleidoscope for VSCode extension has received a major update. Whether you’re on Visual Studio Code, Cursor, or a similar editor, experience the enhanced functionality and improved workflow. Check it out on the marketplace: marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa... Feedback is welcome!
🕰️ Just published a quick tip on controlling the File History in Kaleidoscope! 🌿 Learn how to switch between files and branches effortlessly. 👉 blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/03/03/h...
How to control what the File History shows?
This week we have a rather straightforward quick tip about the File History. There are two aspects to it: which files’ history is being shown, and what branch does it show?
blog.kaleidoscope.app
March 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🕰️ Just published a quick tip on controlling the File History in Kaleidoscope! 🌿 Learn how to switch between files and branches effortlessly. 👉 blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/03/03/h...
🚀 Level up your Kaleidoscope game! Discover the benefits of adding your Git repos: easily see commit history & compare branches right inside Kaleidoscope! 👉 blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/02/24/g...
Git Repositories in Kaleidoscope
Another quick tip: how do you add a Git Repository to Kaleidoscope, and more importantly, why you really want that.
blog.kaleidoscope.app
February 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
🚀 Level up your Kaleidoscope game! Discover the benefits of adding your Git repos: easily see commit history & compare branches right inside Kaleidoscope! 👉 blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/02/24/g...
🌐 Struggling to compare single-line HTML files in Kaleidoscope? Our new Quick Tip blog post shows you how to combine tidy and ksdiff to achieve a readable diff! 👉 https://blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/02/10/compare-single-line-html-files-a-step-by-step-guide/
Compare Single-Line HTML Files: A Step-by-Step Guide
This Quick Tip shows how to use the command line with ksdiff and tidy to create a readable diff from optimized single-line HTML pages.
blog.kaleidoscope.app
February 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🌐 Struggling to compare single-line HTML files in Kaleidoscope? Our new Quick Tip blog post shows you how to combine tidy and ksdiff to achieve a readable diff! 👉 https://blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/02/10/compare-single-line-html-files-a-step-by-step-guide/
🩹 In the latest post of our Quick Tip series, you learn how to create a patch file in Kaleidoscope. 👉 https://blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/02/03/creating-a-patch-file-in-kaleidoscope/
Creating a Patch File in Kaleidoscope
Today’s quick tip is simple yet useful: discover what a patch file is and learn how to create one, whether as a file or by copying its content directly to the clipboard.
blog.kaleidoscope.app
February 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🩹 In the latest post of our Quick Tip series, you learn how to create a patch file in Kaleidoscope. 👉 https://blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/02/03/creating-a-patch-file-in-kaleidoscope/
🎨 Check out our latest Quick Tip blog post where we guide you through mastering Syntax Highlighting in Kaleidoscope. Enhance your chromatic experience today! 👉 blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/01/27/m...
Mastering Syntax Highlighting in Kaleidoscope
Syntax Highlighting not only enhances readability but also helps users quickly identify differences in content, making comparisons more intuitive. Learn about ways to control Syntax Highlighting in Ka...
blog.kaleidoscope.app
January 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🎨 Check out our latest Quick Tip blog post where we guide you through mastering Syntax Highlighting in Kaleidoscope. Enhance your chromatic experience today! 👉 blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/01/27/m...
📂 Quick Tip: Did you know that text files shown as different in the Folder Comparison may actually be identical when opened in a Text Comparison? Curious why? Read more here! 👉 blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/01/20/f...
Folder vs. File Changes. Why are there differences?
There’s a difference between how Kaleidoscope compares files in the folder comparison and in the direct (text) file comparison. This can cause unexpected results.
blog.kaleidoscope.app
January 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
📂 Quick Tip: Did you know that text files shown as different in the Folder Comparison may actually be identical when opened in a Text Comparison? Curious why? Read more here! 👉 blog.kaleidoscope.app/2025/01/20/f...
Kaleidoscope 5.3.1 is out: cloud.kaleidoscope.app/support/rele... You can now set Prompt by @panic.com as preferred terminal app. And it fixes issues reported after the 5.3 release.
Release-Notes | Kaleidoscope
cloud.kaleidoscope.app
January 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Kaleidoscope 5.3.1 is out: cloud.kaleidoscope.app/support/rele... You can now set Prompt by @panic.com as preferred terminal app. And it fixes issues reported after the 5.3 release.
Want to see a git commit history right in Kaleidoscope? Simply update to version 5.3!
January 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Want to see a git commit history right in Kaleidoscope? Simply update to version 5.3!
The first full week of 2025 is the perfect time to highlight some of Kaleidoscope’s hidden gems from 2024. Here’s a little thread:
January 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The first full week of 2025 is the perfect time to highlight some of Kaleidoscope’s hidden gems from 2024. Here’s a little thread:
🗺️ Last Quick Tip of the Year: We’ve noticed that many users aren’t fully aware of how to efficiently navigate text changes or conflicts in Kaleidoscope. Here’s a quick refresher to help you out! 👉 blog.kaleidoscope.app/2024/12/30/n...
Navigating Changes and Conflicts
We found that a lot of people aren't aware how to quickly navigate text changes or conflicts in Kaleidoscope. There are various ways using different input methods. Here's a short refresher.
blog.kaleidoscope.app
December 30, 2024 at 1:37 PM
🗺️ Last Quick Tip of the Year: We’ve noticed that many users aren’t fully aware of how to efficiently navigate text changes or conflicts in Kaleidoscope. Here’s a quick refresher to help you out! 👉 blog.kaleidoscope.app/2024/12/30/n...
It's a great honor to once again be included in Brett's Favorite macOS Apps this year, alongside some of our own heroes. Thank you @ttscoff.bsky.social for the recognition! 🙌
December 27, 2024 at 12:14 PM
It's a great honor to once again be included in Brett's Favorite macOS Apps this year, alongside some of our own heroes. Thank you @ttscoff.bsky.social for the recognition! 🙌
Want to be the first to check out new features in Kaleidoscope 5.3? Like the ability to compare directly with the working copy. And much more… Just set Software Update to Include Beta Versions. Merry Christmas!
December 23, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Want to be the first to check out new features in Kaleidoscope 5.3? Like the ability to compare directly with the working copy. And much more… Just set Software Update to Include Beta Versions. Merry Christmas!
🤯 Struggling to install the ksdiff tool that comes with Kaleidoscope due to admin restrictions? Don’t worry! Today's quick tip shows you how to use ksdiff even if you don’t have admin rights on your computer. 👉 blog.kaleidoscope.app/2024/12/23/h...
How to use ksdiff without admin privileges
Some users do not have admin privileges on their machine, but sill want to use ksdiff. Here are a few ways to make it work.
blog.kaleidoscope.app
December 23, 2024 at 12:04 PM
🤯 Struggling to install the ksdiff tool that comes with Kaleidoscope due to admin restrictions? Don’t worry! Today's quick tip shows you how to use ksdiff even if you don’t have admin rights on your computer. 👉 blog.kaleidoscope.app/2024/12/23/h...