Open Source Beyond Compare Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Beyond Compare for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Linux alternative is Meld. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Beyond Compare and 16 are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to Beyond Compare are KDiff3, Unison File Synchronizer, ByteSync and Kompare.

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  1. Meld icon

    Meld

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    Meld is an open-source, Python-based visual diff and merge tool that allows you to compare and edit files, supports syntax highlighting, and integrates with version control systems like CVS, Subversion, and Mercurial for dynamic diff updates. It works offline, is lightweight, portable, and ad-free.

    52 Meld alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    • GTK
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    Free. but it lacks FTP compare function

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    Cannot be added to context menu. Sometimes folder comparison doesn't work. Says empty folder.

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    I work on Linux Mint and Meld work fine for me

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    • Most users think Meld is a great Beyond Compare alternative.

    • Meld is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Beyond Compare.

    • Meld is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Beyond Compare.

    • Meld is Free and Open SourceBeyond Compare is Paid and Proprietary
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    KDiff3

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    KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.

    60 KDiff3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE Plasma
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    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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    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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    I would like to suggest kdiff3 as the best alternative selection for Beyond compare, esp. folder compare and sync!

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    • Most users think KDiff3 is a great Beyond Compare alternative.

    • KDiff3 is the most popular Mac alternative to Beyond Compare.

    • KDiff3 is Free and Open SourceBeyond Compare is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Unison File Synchronizer icon

    Unison File Synchronizer

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    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.

    55 Unison File Synchronizer alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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    It only compares two disks to each other. You cannnot compare just two files by choosing them by your own.

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    • Some users think Unison File Synchronizer is a great Beyond Compare alternative, some don't.

    • Unison File Synchronizer is Free and Open SourceBeyond Compare is Paid and Proprietary
    • Unison File Synchronizer is Privacy focusedBeyond Compare is not according to our users
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    ByteSync

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    Free and open-source differential file synchronization software for Windows, macOS, and Linux. ByteSync securely compares and transfers only file differences — no VPN, no setup, just fast, encrypted, cross-platform sync and backup.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Kompare icon

    Kompare

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    Kompare is a graphical diff and merge tool targeting developers. It allows users to compare two different text files or two directories. It is part of KDE Applications (and formerly part of KDE Software Compilation) and therefore primarily used on Linux and other Unix-like...

    62 Kompare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Flathub
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    ForskScope

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    GUI tool with cross-platform support named after "forske forskjell" (research difference) 🤍

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Ediff

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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.

    43 Ediff alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    GNU Diff Utilities

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    GNU Diffutils is a package of several programs related to finding differences between files.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     

  13. GumTreeDiff

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    GumTree is a complete framework to deal with source code as trees and computing differences between them.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
     
  14. Riff icon

    Riff

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    A diff filter highlighting which parts of lines have changed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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