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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
When looking at the commit history of a file, Navigate > File History > Select Previous A & B and … Select Next A & B let you browse changes one by one. Use shortcuts ⌃[ and ⌃] to navigate without taking your fingers off the keyboard.
January 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Did you know that you can quickly preview any file in a Folder Comparison or Changeset by pressing space or selecting View > Quick Look ⌘Y?
January 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Whenever you spot a (short) git commit hash anywhere on your system, even on a web page, just open the changeset of that commit in Kaleidoscope from the service menu.
January 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Did you accidentally open a branch comparison in the wrong order? No worries! Just right-click on the row in Recents and select ‘Open Inverted’.
January 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
In File Properties, you’ll find all the data except for the actual content. Even Extended Attributes and the presence of a BOM in UTF-8 files are included.
January 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Want to know the exact file size of an item in a folder comparison? Just hover over the size shown and you’ll get a tooltip with the byte size. It works for the date modified too. And guess what? Folders also show you the total size of their contents.
January 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
When you see a commit hash in Kaleidoscope, you can pop up a menu with handy commands like copying the hash, checking out the full details, or opening the commit in your source service.
January 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In a text document, quickly jump to a specific line using the keyboard shortcut ⌘L (or Navigate > Jump to Line). Since Kaleidoscope has multiple editors, you’ll need a way to select which editor you want to jump to. In addition to the buttons, you can also use ⌘◀ or ⌘A to select side A, and so on.
January 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM