DiffCraft: Clipboard & Active Selection Diff Pro ⚖️

1-Click compare clipboard with selection, compare two arbitrary editor selections, compare files, and perform structural sorted JSON diffs inside VS Code without creating temporary files or touching Git!

✨ Features

• 📋 Clipboard ↔ Selection Diff: Select any code in the editor, right-click, and compare it with the text currently on your system clipboard in a side-by-side diff view.
• 📌 Two Selections Compare:
  1. Highlight Selection A and run "Mark Selection as Base".
  2. Highlight Selection B (even in another file or tab) and run "Compare Current Selection with Marked Base".
• 📁 File Diff Dialog: Quickly pick any two files from your workspace or disk to compare side-by-side with full syntax highlighting.
• 🧩 Structural JSON Diff: Automatically sorts object keys alphabetically and reformats two JSON payloads before diffing, eliminating false positives caused by unordered keys!
• ⚡ In-Memory Virtual Buffers: Uses VS Code virtual document providers (diffcraft://), leaving your disk and git history clean.

🛠️ Usage

1. Compare Clipboard with Selection

1. Highlight code in your editor.
2. Right-click and choose "DiffCraft: Compare Clipboard with Selection".

2. Compare Two Independent Code Blocks

1. Highlight the first code block -> right click "DiffCraft: Mark Selection as Base".
2. Navigate to any other file or block -> right click "DiffCraft: Compare Current Selection with Marked Base".

3. Structural JSON Compare

Copy one JSON to clipboard, highlight another JSON in the editor, and run: DiffCraft: Structural JSON Diff (Formatted & Sorted) from the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P).

💖 Support & Sponsor

If you find DiffCraft helpful, please consider sponsoring ongoing development: 👉 Sponsor Pirapaakaran on GitHub

Connect on LinkedIn: Pirapaakaran Pirathapan

📄 License

MIT © Pirapaakaran Pirathapan