Is it possible to take two files open in VS Code and open them in Beyond Compare?

Question

I have recently switched from Sublime Text to VS Code (WIN10). I prefer VS Code now, as it' so much better, but I have something I can't figure out, and it seems crazy that there isn't a solution.

The VS Code Diff display is no good for actually editing, so I use Beyond Compare for all my diff-ing and merging.

I've searched high and low and can't find anything like a replacement for the ST3 plugin "FileDiffs" (https://packagecontrol.io/packages/FileDiffs).

I already have Beyond Compare set as my diff tool in .gitconfig, and I have the VS Code extensions for diff-ing with remote tools "when using Git" -- but what about when you just have two arbitrary files open in VS code, and I just want to open them in Beyond Compare?? This appears to be impossible in VS Code without using some very inefficient workaround.

(maybe I need to learn how to port a ST3 extension to VS Code...)

Answer 1

Check out PartialDiff: https://github.com/ryu1kn/vscode-partial-diff

Quoted from its docs,

You can compare (diff) text selections within a file, across different files, or to the clipboard.

Compare text in 2 visible editors (i.e. tabs) with one action.