Beyond Compare AlternativesOnly Free apps categorised as File Comparison Tools - Page 3

The best free File Comparison alternative to Beyond Compare is Meld, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Beyond Compare and many of them are free File Comparison Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free File Comparison Tool alternatives to Beyond Compare are WinMerge, KDiff3, SemanticDiff and P4Merge.

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Beyond Compare alternatives are mainly Diff Tools but may also be File Comparison Tools or Folder Comparison Tools.  Other popular filters includes Linux + Open Source and Mac + Open Source and Online + Free + Diff Tool. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Beyond Compare.
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Compares files with source control integration, supports FTP and cloud storage, offers 3-way merge, and uses commands to manage syncs and differences.

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Beyond Compare alternatives page was last updated Feb 13, 2025
  1. Riff icon
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    A diff filter highlighting which parts of lines have changed.

    32 Riff alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Riff Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Rust
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  2. Patchword icon
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    Compare text files or entire directory hierarchies, export and apply patches, and perform non-destructive find and replace operations on text files.

    22 Patchword alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Compare Text
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  3. WinDiff icon
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    WinDiff is a graphical file-comparison program published by Microsoft (from 1992[1]), and is distributed with certain versions of Microsoft Visual Studio as well as in source-code form with the Platform SDK code samples.

    20 WinDiff alternatives
    WinDiff screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Ediff is a comprehensive visual interface to Unix diff and patch utilities.

    Ediff provides a convenient way for simultaneous browsing through the differences between a pair (or a triple) of files or buffers (which are called ‘variants’ for our purposes). The files being compare.

    20 Ediff alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. DiffPlug icon
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    DiffPlug is a free text editor/differ and image viewer/differ. Purchasing a license allows you to diff other kinds of files such as Simulink.

    50 DiffPlug alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    DiffPlug Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Compare Source Code
    3.  Compare Text
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  6. xxdiff icon
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    xxdiff is a QT based graphical file and directories comparator and merge tool. It provides comparing two files, three files.

    39 xxdiff alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    xxdiff Features

    1.  Visual Comparison
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  7. Diff Text icon
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    Instantly find the differences between two blocks of text. Works with plain text, code, json, yaml, html, css, markdown, and more.

    30 Diff Text alternatives
    Diff Text screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Diff Text Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Code Quality
    4.  Text Analytics
    5.  Diff detection
    6.  Compare Text
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