Kaleidoscope

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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, @flo_muc and @merrysuperstar

webhttps://kaleidoscope.app
companyhttps://leitmotif.dev
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KaleidoscopeFeb 27
Kaleidoscope 6.6 is out. AI-powered image alignment now handles screenshots and photos automatically — including perspective differences: https://blog.kaleidoscope.app/2026/02/26/kaleidoscope-6-6-ai-powered-alignment-for-screenshots-and-photos/
Kaleidoscope 6.6: AI-Powered Alignment for Screenshots and Photos

Kaleidoscope 6.6 is out today, introducing AI-powered image alignment built on Apple’s Vision framework. Whether you’re comparing screenshots or photographs, Kaleidoscope will now automatically align images based on their content. In addition, this release brings refinements to the recently introduc

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Show threadKaleidoscopeFeb 26
@remitbri 😀Our choice of technology to solve any given problem is not related to pricing, so no. Processing of course happens locally on device, it’s powered by the Vision framework, part of macOS. We can’t see any potential harm in this, so there’s not way to turn if off right now.
KaleidoscopeFeb 26

Comparing screenshots that don’t quite line up?

Kaleidoscope 6.6 now aligns them automatically using AI. Works with UI tests, web pages, and real-world app screenshots.

Manual adjustment is still there when you need it.

Show threadKaleidoscopeFeb 19

@tobsen depending on the SVG formatting, you may want to run "tidy -xml -indent -quiet input.svg" or "xmllint --format --nonet input.svg" first.

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.

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Show threadKaleidoscopeFeb 19
@tobsen yes, you find the option in the settings
Show threadKaleidoscopeFeb 18
@macronaut managed to reproduce the issue, so will be fixed in the next update. Thx for reporting the problem!
Show threadKaleidoscopeFeb 18
@macronaut sorry to hear about the troubles. What version of macOS are you on? Will try to reproduce the issue and follow-up. As for workaround: force -quit should be fine, the operation in the integration should be done.
KaleidoscopeFeb 9
Some of our favorite hidden gems added to Kaleidoscope in 2025 💎
You’ll likely find something you didn’t know about: https://blog.kaleidoscope.app/2026/02/05/hidden-gems-of-2025/
Hidden Gems of 2025

Following a tradition we started last year, this post collects a few illustrated tips about lesser-known additions to Kaleidoscope in 2025. Small features that can come in very handy once you know they exist.

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KaleidoscopeFeb 4
Did you know? Kaleidoscope 6.5 lets you compare files selected in Finder using a global menu command (or even better: one shortcut). Here it is in action:
KaleidoscopeJan 30
Also new in Kaleidoscope 6.5: you can now choose to open SVG files as images instead of comparing the source XML. Particularly useful for tracking small changes to SF Symbols assets.