The Best Free Beyond Compare AlternativesTop Diff Tools & File Comparison Tools like Beyond Compare

The best free 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 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Beyond Compare are WinMerge, KDiff3, Unison File Synchronizer and Compare.

Beyond Compare alternatives are mainly Diff Tools but may also be File Comparison Tools or Folder Comparison Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Beyond Compare.

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Meld
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Free • Open Source
Diff Tool
File Comparison Tool
Folder Comparison Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Python
GTK+
46 Meld alternatives
Meld is a visual diff and merge tool. You can compare two or three files and edit them in place (diffs update dynamically). You can compare two or three folders and launch file comparisons. You can browse and view a working copy from popular version control systems such such as...
- - Meld is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Beyond Compare.
- - Meld is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Beyond Compare.
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Meld Features
1. Syntax HighlightingMeld supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
2. Ad-freeMeld doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Works OfflineMeld can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Meld without registration.
5. LightweightMeld consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Compare Source Code
Comparing folders
3 way merge
Real Time Comparison
One-click merging
Comments about Meld as a Alternative to Beyond Compare
Most users think Meld is a great Beyond Compare alternative.
Guest
Cannot be added to context menu. Sometimes folder comparison doesn't work. Says empty folder.
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Guest
Free. but it lacks FTP compare function
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Guest
doesn't compare archive files as folders
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Guest
Free, but doesn't do picture and hexadecimal.
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WinMerge
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Free • Open Source
Diff Tool
File Comparison Tool
Folder Comparison Tool
Windows
PortableApps.com
Wine
59 WinMerge alternatives
WinMerge is an open source differencing and merging tool for Windows. WinMerge can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle.
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WinMerge Features
1. Ad-freeWinMerge doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsWinMerge can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. PortableWinMerge can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Diff detection
Image-Diff
Shell integration
Directory sync
Comments about WinMerge as a Alternative to Beyond Compare
Most users think WinMerge is a great Beyond Compare alternative.
Guest
doesnt even show text differences
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Guest
It's does most of what BC does.
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KDiff3
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Free • Open Source
Diff Tool
File Comparison Tool
Folder Comparison Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
50 KDiff3 alternatives
KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.
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KDiff3 Features
3 way merge
Side-by-Side Comparison
Text Wrapping
Comments about KDiff3 as a Alternative to Beyond Compare
Most users think KDiff3 is a great Beyond Compare alternative.
Guest
Who pays for software in 2023? Only iLuddites. This type of software is done. New “features” nowadays are merely capitalist job creation schemes. Failing attempts to justify still taking money for an abundant resource.
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its got lovely windows context menu file comparison option. it gets my vote.
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Guest
As BC and unlike Meld, it align changes by adding lines, which is a key feature to visually compare code. Meld explicitly states it does not do that. kdiff3 also supports multiple platforms (as stated). Unfortunately, it does not support on-click line/block merging (merge from side to side visually) like Meld or BC.
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I would like to suggest kdiff3 as the best alternative selection for Beyond compare, esp. folder compare and sync!
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Unison File Synchronizer
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Free • Open Source
File Sync Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
52 Unison File Synchronizer alternatives
Unison is a file-synchronization tool for POSIX-compliant systems (e.g. *BSD and GNU/Linux), macOS and Windows, with the caveat that the platform must be supported by OCaml. It allows two replicas of a collection of files and directories to be stored on different hosts (or diffe.
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Unison File Synchronizer Features
1. Command line interfaceUnison File Synchronizer either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. DecentralizedUnison File Synchronizer is based on a decentralized infrastructure with no single entity controlling it.
3. Support for RsyncUnison File Synchronizer supports rsync, a free and open source file synchronization software.
4. Works OfflineUnison File Synchronizer can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
5. Selective SynchronizationUnison File Synchronizer allows you to pick which files are synced between the server and your devices.
Bidirectional sync
Synchronization
2 way sync
Folder Sync
Gtk
Well documented
Comments about Unison File Synchronizer as a Alternative to Beyond Compare
Some users think Unison File Synchronizer is a great Beyond Compare alternative, some don't.
Guest
It only compares two disks to each other. You cannnot compare just two files by choosing them by your own.
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Compare
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Free • Open Source
Diff Tool
File Comparison Tool
Windows
Notepad++
53 Compare alternatives
Comparison plugin for Notepad++ editor.
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Compare Features
1. PortableCompare can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Side-by-Side Comparison
Discontinued
Last commit in 2017.

Comments about Compare as a Alternative to Beyond Compare
Some users think Compare is a great Beyond Compare alternative, some don't.
Guest
No option to align text lines, copy lines to and from each text being compared...just a host of things BeyondCompare does on a text compare level.
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Diffinity
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Free • Proprietary
Diff Tool
File Comparison Tool
Folder Comparison Tool
Windows
40 Diffinity alternatives
Diffinity is a diff and merging tool with focus on accurate and easy to read source code diffs. It will compare the content of two files and present the differences in an easy to read line by line and char by char basis.
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Diffinity Features
1. Syntax HighlightingDiffinity supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
2. PortableDiffinity can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Intuitive Interface
Readability
XAML
P4Merge
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Free • Proprietary
Diff Tool
File Comparison Tool
Merge File Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
40 P4Merge alternatives
P4Merge uses color coding to allow users to visualize the differences between file or images. It allows three-way merging among files, and shows side-by-side file/image comparison.
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P4Merge Features
1. Syntax HighlightingP4Merge supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
2. Works OfflineP4Merge can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in P4Merge without registration.
4. Command line interfaceP4Merge either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Side-by-Side Comparison
Image Comparison
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Most users think P4Merge is a great Beyond Compare alternative.
Diffchecker
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Freemium • Proprietary
Diff Tool
File Comparison Tool
Folder Comparison Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
46 Diffchecker alternatives
Diffchecker Pro enables you to compare various types of content, on your desktop or directly in the browser.
- - Diffchecker is the most popular Web-based alternative to Beyond Compare.
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Diffchecker Features
1. Works OfflineDiffchecker can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
2. Dark ModeDiffchecker supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
3. Syntax HighlightingDiffchecker supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
Image Comparison
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Guest
It is not a true alternative, Diff Checker is just for comparing a file and is online only
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DiffMerge
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Freemium • Proprietary
Diff Tool
File Comparison Tool
Folder Comparison Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
47 DiffMerge alternatives
DiffMerge is a graphical file comparison program for Windows, Mac OS X and Unix, published by SourceGear.
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DiffMerge Features
1. Windows Explorer ExtensionDiffMerge can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
2. Git SupportDiffMerge supports Git, a free and open source distributed version control system.
Configurable
Support for Unicode
Side-by-Side Comparison
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 4.2.0, released in October 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website

Opinions about DiffMerge as a Alternative to Beyond Compare
Almost everyone thinks DiffMerge is a great Beyond Compare alternative.
Meld for OSX
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Free • Open Source
Diff Tool
File Comparison Tool
Folder Comparison Tool
Mac
39 Meld for OSX alternatives
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...
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Meld for OSX Features
1. Ad-freeMeld for OSX doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. PortableMeld for OSX can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Meld for OSX without registration.
4. LightweightMeld for OSX consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
5. Works OfflineMeld for OSX can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
6. Syntax HighlightingMeld for OSX supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.