DiffectTool

A powerful Python-based GUI tool for detecting and visualizing differences between directories and files. Built with Tkinter and Python's difflib, this tool provides an intuitive interface for comparing content and structure.

✨ Features

• 📁 Directory Structure Comparison: View and compare entire directory structures side by side
• 📄 File Content Comparison: Compare text files with highlighted differences
• 🎨 Visual Difference Highlighting:
  • Red: Files present only in left directory
  • Green: Files present only in right directory
  • Yellow: Files present in both with changes
  • White: Files present in both with no changes
• 📝 Multiple File Format Support: Compare PDFs, TXT files, and DOCX files
• 🖥️ User-Friendly Interface: Simple and intuitive file selection interface
• 🚀 Command Line Support: Launch with predefined paths using command line arguments

🛠️ Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Mohammedaoudi/DiffectTool.git

# Navigate to the project directory
cd DiffectTool

💻 Usage

GUI Mode

python diffect.py

Command Line Mode

python diffect.py -p path1 path2

Arguments

• -p, --paths: Two paths to compare (optional)

🖼️ Screenshots

Initial View

Directory Comparison

Text Comparison

🔧 Technical Details

Built using:

• Python
• Tkinter for GUI
• difflib for comparison logic
• argparse for command line argument parsing

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📝 License

MIT License