DIFF file format description

Many people share .diff files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .diff file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .diff files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.diff - Diff Output

The DIFF other files are related to GNU Diff. The DIFF file is a Diff Output. Diff is a file comparison utility that outputs the differences between two files on Unix systems.

Application:

GNU Diff

Category:

Other files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

patch

Diff Output related extensions:

.pup: Sony Playstation 3 Update Package
.iadplug: iAd Producer Plugin
.lwz: Lightwave 3D Plugin
.qxs: QuestX Script
.rwtl: HyperRESEARCH Tool
.vca: VAKCER Project Tracker COM Add-in

Naturally, other applications may also use the .diff file extension. Even harmful programs can create .diff files. Be especially cautious with .diff files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .diff file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.diff

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .diff file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

ciff, dff, dif, fiff, iff, riff, siff, viff, wiff

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.siff: Scene Interchange File Format Data
.fiff: Elekta Neuromag FIFF Data
.dff: GTA III Model Data
.viff: Khoros Visualization Image
.wiff: AB SCIEX Windows Interchange File Format Data
.iff: EA Interchange File Format

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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