Beyond Compare Alternatives for MacFiltered by 'Folder Comparison'

There are many alternatives to Beyond Compare for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is KDiff3, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Beyond Compare and 16 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Beyond Compare are Araxis Merge, Kaleidoscope, UltraCompare and Meld for OSX.

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Beyond Compare alternatives are mainly File Comparison Tools, but if you're looking for Diff Tools or Merge File Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Free, Mac, Linux + Open Source, Linux, Windows and Online + Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Beyond Compare.
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  1. KDiff3 icon
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    KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.

    63 KDiff3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE Plasma
     
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  2. Araxis Merge icon
     43 likes

    Merge is the visual file comparison (diff), merging and folder synchronization application from Araxis. Use it to compare and merge source code, web pages, XML and other text files with native application performance.

    65 Araxis Merge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  3. UltraCompare icon
     6 likes

    UltraCompare Professional is folder/file compare utility loaded with features to enable you to compare text files and folders, word documents, and even zip files and jar archives. UltraCompare includes text compare, binary file compare with the capability to merge differences...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Meld for OSX icon
     11 likes

    Meld is a visual diff and merge tool targeted at developers. Meld helps you compare files, directories, and version controlled projects. It provides two- and three-way comparison of both files and directories, and has support for many...

    49 Meld for OSX alternatives

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    • Mac
     
  5. DiffMerge icon
     39 likes

    DiffMerge is a graphical file comparison program for Windows, Mac OS X and Unix, published by SourceGear.

    59 DiffMerge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Diffchecker icon
     15 likes

    Diffchecker Pro enables you to compare various types of content, on your desktop or directly in the browser.

    79 Diffchecker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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  7. DirEqual icon
     5 likes

    Perform detailed folder and file comparisons on Mac with side-by-side expandable trees, colour and icon indicators, content-based matching, manual synchronisation, filename templates, quick reload, tabbed interface, drag-and-drop, and intuitive visual controls.

    57 DirEqual alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. DeltaWalker icon
     12 likes

    Intuitive, multi-platform application for two and three-way visual file and folder comparison.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Guiffy is a diff merge tool and folder compare application and API. SureMerge is the most trustworthy source code 3-way merge tool available. Advanced features include tuneable inline diff highlighting, syntax highlighting and a blend of 3 diff algorithms.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
    • NetBeans
     
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