Show HN: Secure private diffchecker with merge support(diffchecker.dev)
17 pointsby subhash_k2 months ago7 comments
  • jiehong2 months ago
    I’m still finding a local instance of Beyond Compare [0] unbeatable.

    Especially its table compare feature [1].

    [0]: https://www.scootersoftware.com/

    [1]: https://www.scootersoftware.com/v4help/viewdata.html

    • subhash_k2 months ago
      Never had a need to do table comparison. Looks like customised csv diff comparison. Will look into and see if i can add it as feature or different page/tool.
      • jiehong2 months ago
        I needed it for diffing big csv files where the diff was complicated to understand, and limited to some columns out of 30+ columns.

        Might be niche, though.

  • ninalanyon2 months ago
    How does this compare to existing offline solutions like Emacs Ediff, KDiff3, etc?
    • subhash_k2 months ago
      Given is this is a website you can access it easily without having a need to install. Mostly features will be more over same.
  • recursive2 months ago
    Some of the CSS is making the numbered steps start at 8 instead of 1. In particular

        ol { counter-reset: steps; }
    • subhash_k2 months ago
      Can you please share the link of diff? You can copy it from the website after input by clicking share as url button, so that it will easy for me to debug. Thanks for the feedback.
      • recursive2 months ago
        It's based on an inline stylesheet with thousands of rules. The compressed URL is... big.
  • 2 months ago
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  • thealistra2 months ago
    Bro no one will use a web service and trust it is 100% private. This is an unprovable claim. Maybe it is private now, but you sell this in 5 years and it stops being so.

    Maybe a JavaScript ad jailbreaks an iframe and reads this.

    There is no beating a locally running program

    • subhash_k2 months ago
      Agreed the feeling of pasting code to external website always feels insecure. But it doesn't mean locally running programs are safe either.

      Atleast in website like this you can disable network access and work in offline mode and get the confident.

  • 2 months ago
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  • runningmike2 months ago
    Do you release the code as FOSS?
    • subhash_k2 months ago
      Unfortunately No. Planning to monetize through ads once UI is polished.
      • bramhaag2 months ago
        Why would releasing the code under a FOSS license prevent you from adding ads?
        • subhash_k2 months ago
          To be honest. Never really thought about it fully. I don't know monetization plan as well. I just wanted to create better private version of diff checker and merge. Will think through and update here.
      • KomoD2 months ago
        Not so secure and private then if you're planning to embed a bunch of ad tracking scripts...
        • subhash_k2 months ago
          The input data will not be passed on to any server which include ads as well. The input will not be persisted so no way the data is accessible other that the user.

          This can be tested by disabling the internet and checking the diff.