diff --git a/src/algorithms/capture.rs b/src/algorithms/capture.rs
index 183f54c..8e1d7e4 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/capture.rs
+++ b/src/algorithms/capture.rs
@@ -46,12 +46,17 @@ pub enum DiffTag {
 impl DiffOp {
     /// Returns the tag of the operation.
     pub fn tag(self) -> DiffTag {
-        match self {
-            DiffOp::Equal { .. } => DiffTag::Equal,
-            DiffOp::Delete { .. } => DiffTag::Delete,
-            DiffOp::Insert { .. } => DiffTag::Insert,
-            DiffOp::Replace { .. } => DiffTag::Replace,
-        }
+        self.as_tag_tuple().0
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the old range.
+    pub fn old_range(&self) -> Range<usize> {
+        self.as_tag_tuple().1
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the new range.
+    pub fn new_range(&self) -> Range<usize> {
+        self.as_tag_tuple().2
     }
 
     /// Transform the op into a tuple of diff tag and ranges.
diff --git a/src/text.rs b/src/text.rs
index f441aef..88207c5 100644
--- a/src/text.rs
+++ b/src/text.rs
@@ -3,63 +3,90 @@
 //! This provides helpful utilities for text (and more specifically line) diff
 //! operations.
 use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::fmt;
+use std::io;
+use std::ops::Range;
 
-use crate::algorithms::{capture_diff_slices, group_diff_ops, Algorithm, DiffOp};
+use crate::algorithms::{capture_diff_slices, group_diff_ops, Algorithm, DiffOp, DiffTag};
 
+/// A builder for more complex uses of [`TextDiff`].
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct TextDiffBuilder {
+pub struct TextDiffConfig {
     algorithm: Algorithm,
+    newline_terminated: Option<bool>,
 }
 
-impl Default for TextDiffBuilder {
-    fn default() -> TextDiffBuilder {
-        TextDiffBuilder {
+impl Default for TextDiffConfig {
+    fn default() -> TextDiffConfig {
+        TextDiffConfig {
             algorithm: Algorithm::default(),
+            newline_terminated: None,
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl TextDiffBuilder {
-    pub fn diff_lines<'old, 'new>(
+impl TextDiffConfig {
+    /// Changes the algorithm.
+    pub fn algorithm(&mut self, alg: Algorithm) -> &mut Self {
+        self.algorithm = alg;
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Changes the newlnine termination flag.
+    ///
+    /// The default is automatic based on input.
+    pub fn newline_terminated(&mut self, yes: bool) -> &mut Self {
+        self.newline_terminated = Some(yes);
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a diff of lines.
+    pub fn diff_lines<'old, 'new, 'bufs>(
         &self,
         old: &'old str,
         new: &'new str,
-    ) -> TextDiff<'old, 'new, 'static> {
+    ) -> TextDiff<'old, 'new, 'bufs> {
         self.diff(
             Cow::Owned(split_lines(old).collect()),
             Cow::Owned(split_lines(new).collect()),
+            true,
         )
     }
 
-    pub fn diff_words<'old, 'new>(
+    /// Creates a diff of words.
+    pub fn diff_words<'old, 'new, 'bufs>(
         &self,
         old: &'old str,
         new: &'new str,
-    ) -> TextDiff<'old, 'new, 'static> {
+    ) -> TextDiff<'old, 'new, 'bufs> {
         self.diff(
             Cow::Owned(split_words(old).collect()),
             Cow::Owned(split_words(new).collect()),
+            false,
         )
     }
 
+    /// Creates a diff of arbitrary slices.
     pub fn diff_slices<'old, 'new, 'bufs>(
         &self,
         old: &'bufs [&'old str],
         new: &'bufs [&'new str],
     ) -> TextDiff<'old, 'new, 'bufs> {
-        self.diff(Cow::Borrowed(old), Cow::Borrowed(new))
+        self.diff(Cow::Borrowed(old), Cow::Borrowed(new), false)
     }
 
     fn diff<'old, 'new, 'bufs>(
         &self,
         old: Cow<'bufs, [&'old str]>,
         new: Cow<'bufs, [&'new str]>,
+        newline_terminated: bool,
     ) -> TextDiff<'old, 'new, 'bufs> {
         let ops = capture_diff_slices(self.algorithm, &old, &new);
         TextDiff {
             old,
             new,
             ops,
+            newline_terminated: self.newline_terminated.unwrap_or(newline_terminated),
             algorithm: self.algorithm,
         }
     }
@@ -70,34 +97,222 @@ pub struct TextDiff<'old, 'new, 'bufs> {
     old: Cow<'bufs, [&'old str]>,
     new: Cow<'bufs, [&'new str]>,
     ops: Vec<DiffOp>,
+    newline_terminated: bool,
     algorithm: Algorithm,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Clone, Copy, Ord, PartialOrd)]
+pub enum Change {
+    Equal,
+    Delete,
+    Insert,
+}
+
+impl Change {
+    /// Returns the unified sign of this change.
+    pub fn unified_sign(self) -> char {
+        match self {
+            Change::Equal => ' ',
+            Change::Delete => '-',
+            Change::Insert => '+',
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'old, 'new, 'bufs> TextDiff<'old, 'new, 'bufs> {
+    /// Configures a text differ before diffing.
+    pub fn configure() -> TextDiffConfig {
+        TextDiffConfig::default()
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a diff of lines.
+    pub fn from_lines(old: &'old str, new: &'new str) -> TextDiff<'old, 'new, 'bufs> {
+        Self::configure().diff_lines(old, new)
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a diff of words.
+    pub fn from_words(&self, old: &'old str, new: &'new str) -> TextDiff<'old, 'new, 'bufs> {
+        Self::configure().diff_words(old, new)
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a diff of arbitrary slices.
+    pub fn from_slices(
+        &self,
+        old: &'bufs [&'old str],
+        new: &'bufs [&'new str],
+    ) -> TextDiff<'old, 'new, 'bufs> {
+        Self::configure().diff_slices(old, new)
+    }
+
     /// The name of the algorithm that created the diff.
     pub fn algorithm(&self) -> Algorithm {
         self.algorithm
     }
 
-    /// Returns the old slices.
+    /// Returns `true` if items in the slice are newline terminated.
+    pub fn newline_terminated(&self) -> bool {
+        self.newline_terminated
+    }
+
+    /// Returns all old slices.
     pub fn old_slices(&self) -> &[&'old str] {
         &self.old
     }
 
-    /// Returns the new slices.
+    /// Returns all new slices.
     pub fn new_slices(&self) -> &[&'new str] {
         &self.new
     }
 
+    /// Return the old slices for an op.
+    pub fn old_slices_for_op(&self, op: &DiffOp) -> &[&'old str] {
+        &self.old_slices()[op.old_range()]
+    }
+
+    /// Return the new slices for an op.
+    pub fn new_slices_for_op(&self, op: &DiffOp) -> &[&'new str] {
+        &self.new_slices()[op.new_range()]
+    }
+
+    /// Iterates over the changes the op expands to.
+    ///
+    /// The fields are in the form `(change, old_index, new_index, string)`.
+    pub fn iter_op(
+        &self,
+        op: &DiffOp,
+    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = (Change, Option<usize>, Option<usize>, &str)> {
+        let (tag, old_range, new_range) = op.as_tag_tuple();
+        let mut old_index = old_range.start;
+        let mut new_index = new_range.start;
+        let mut old_slices = self.old_slices_for_op(op);
+        let mut new_slices = self.new_slices_for_op(op);
+
+        std::iter::from_fn(move || match tag {
+            DiffTag::Equal => {
+                if let Some((&first, rest)) = old_slices.split_first() {
+                    old_slices = rest;
+                    old_index += 1;
+                    new_index += 1;
+                    Some((
+                        Change::Equal,
+                        Some(old_index - 1),
+                        Some(new_index - 1),
+                        first,
+                    ))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+            DiffTag::Delete => {
+                if let Some((&first, rest)) = old_slices.split_first() {
+                    old_slices = rest;
+                    old_index += 1;
+                    Some((Change::Delete, Some(old_index - 1), None, first))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+            DiffTag::Insert => {
+                if let Some((&first, rest)) = new_slices.split_first() {
+                    new_slices = rest;
+                    new_index += 1;
+                    Some((Change::Insert, None, Some(new_index - 1), first))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+            DiffTag::Replace => {
+                if let Some((&first, rest)) = old_slices.split_first() {
+                    old_slices = rest;
+                    old_index += 1;
+                    Some((Change::Delete, Some(old_index - 1), None, first))
+                } else if let Some((&first, rest)) = new_slices.split_first() {
+                    new_slices = rest;
+                    new_index += 1;
+                    Some((Change::Insert, None, Some(new_index - 1), first))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
     /// Returns the captured diff ops.
     pub fn ops(&self) -> &[DiffOp] {
         &self.ops
     }
 
-    /// Returns the ops grouped.
+    /// Isolate change clusters by eliminating ranges with no changes.
+    ///
+    /// This is equivalent to calling [`group_diff_ops`] on [`TextDiff::ops`].
     pub fn grouped_ops(&self, n: usize) -> Vec<Vec<DiffOp>> {
         group_diff_ops(self.ops().to_vec(), n)
     }
+
+    /// Format a unified diff as string.
+    ///
+    /// This is more or less equivalent to using [`TextDiff::write_unified_diff`] just
+    /// that a string is produced.  Additionally if line diffs are printed
+    /// a single trailing newline is removed automatically.
+    pub fn unified_diff(&self, n: usize, header: Option<(&str, &str)>) -> String {
+        let mut rv = Vec::<u8>::new();
+        self.write_unified_diff(&mut rv, n, header).unwrap();
+        if self.newline_terminated && rv.last() == Some(&b'\n') {
+            rv.truncate(rv.len() - 1);
+        }
+        unsafe { String::from_utf8_unchecked(rv) }
+    }
+
+    /// Write a unified diff.
+    ///
+    /// This takes a writer `w` and the number of context lines `n` which should
+    /// be shown around changes.  Optionally a `header` can be provided which
+    /// will be written.  The header should be two file names.
+    pub fn write_unified_diff<W: io::Write>(
+        &self,
+        mut w: W,
+        n: usize,
+        mut header: Option<(&str, &str)>,
+    ) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
+        struct UnifiedRange(Range<usize>);
+
+        impl fmt::Display for UnifiedRange {
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+                let mut beginning = self.0.start;
+                let len = self.0.end - self.0.start;
+                if len == 1 {
+                    write!(f, "{}", beginning)
+                } else {
+                    if len == 0 {
+                        // empty ranges begin at line just before the range
+                        beginning -= 1;
+                    }
+                    write!(f, "{},{}", beginning, len)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let nl = if self.newline_terminated { "" } else { "\n" };
+
+        for group in self.grouped_ops(n) {
+            if let Some((old_file, new_file)) = header.take() {
+                writeln!(&mut w, "--- {}", old_file)?;
+                writeln!(&mut w, "+++ {}", new_file)?;
+            }
+            writeln!(
+                &mut w,
+                "@@ -{} +{} @@",
+                UnifiedRange(group[0].old_range()),
+                UnifiedRange(group[group.len() - 1].new_range()),
+            )?;
+            for op in group {
+                for (change, _, _, s) in self.iter_op(&op) {
+                    write!(&mut w, "{}{}{}", change.unified_sign(), s, nl)?;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 /// Given a string splits it into lines.
@@ -137,7 +352,7 @@ fn split_lines(s: &str) -> impl Iterator<Item = &str> {
 }
 
 /// Splits text into words with whitespace attached.
-pub fn split_words(s: &str) -> impl Iterator<Item = &str> {
+fn split_words(s: &str) -> impl Iterator<Item = &str> {
     let mut iter = s.char_indices().peekable();
     let mut last_pos = 0;
 
@@ -169,6 +384,20 @@ pub fn split_words(s: &str) -> impl Iterator<Item = &str> {
     .flatten()
 }
 
+/// Quick way to get a unified diff as string.
+pub fn unified_diff<'old, 'new>(
+    alg: Algorithm,
+    old: &'old str,
+    new: &'new str,
+    n: usize,
+    header: Option<(&str, &str)>,
+) -> String {
+    TextDiff::configure()
+        .algorithm(alg)
+        .diff_lines(old, new)
+        .unified_diff(n, header)
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_split_lines() {
     assert_eq!(
@@ -187,3 +416,103 @@ fn test_split_words() {
         ["foo    ", "bar ", "baz\n\n  ", "aha"]
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_captured_ops() {
+    let diff = TextDiff::from_lines(
+        "Hello World\nsome stuff here\nsome more stuff here\n",
+        "Hello World\nsome amazing stuff here\nsome more stuff here\n",
+    );
+    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(&diff.ops(), @r###"
+    [
+        Equal {
+            old_index: 0,
+            new_index: 0,
+            len: 1,
+        },
+        Replace {
+            old_index: 1,
+            old_len: 1,
+            new_index: 1,
+            new_len: 1,
+        },
+        Equal {
+            old_index: 2,
+            new_index: 2,
+            len: 1,
+        },
+    ]
+    "###);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_unified_diff() {
+    let diff = TextDiff::from_lines(
+        "Hello World\nsome stuff here\nsome more stuff here\n",
+        "Hello World\nsome amazing stuff here\nsome more stuff here\n",
+    );
+    assert_eq!(diff.newline_terminated(), true);
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(&diff.unified_diff(3, Some(("old", "new"))), @r###"
+    --- old
+    +++ new
+    @@ -0 +2 @@
+     Hello World
+    -some stuff here
+    +some amazing stuff here
+     some more stuff here
+    "###);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_line_ops() {
+    let diff = TextDiff::from_lines(
+        "Hello World\nsome stuff here\nsome more stuff here\n",
+        "Hello World\nsome amazing stuff here\nsome more stuff here\n",
+    );
+    assert_eq!(diff.newline_terminated(), true);
+    let changes = diff
+        .ops()
+        .iter()
+        .flat_map(|op| diff.iter_op(op))
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(&changes, @r###"
+    [
+        (
+            Equal,
+            Some(
+                0,
+            ),
+            Some(
+                0,
+            ),
+            "Hello World\n",
+        ),
+        (
+            Delete,
+            Some(
+                1,
+            ),
+            None,
+            "some stuff here\n",
+        ),
+        (
+            Insert,
+            None,
+            Some(
+                1,
+            ),
+            "some amazing stuff here\n",
+        ),
+        (
+            Equal,
+            Some(
+                2,
+            ),
+            Some(
+                2,
+            ),
+            "some more stuff here\n",
+        ),
+    ]
+    "###);
+}