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 12 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, Kompare and GNU Diff Utilities.

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Beyond Compare alternatives page was last updated Jan 5, 2025
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  1. Meld icon
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    Meld

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    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...

    46 Meld alternatives
    File comparison

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    • GTK
    Folder comparison
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    Folder comparsion

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Compare Source Code
    2.  Folder Comparison
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Comparing folders
    5.  3 way merge
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  No registration required
    9.  One-click merging
    10.  Real Time Comparison
    11.  Portable
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    Free. but it lacks FTP compare function

    Top positive comment •Dec 8, 2016
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    Cannot be added to context menu. Sometimes folder comparison doesn't work. Says empty folder.

    Top negative comment •Apr 6, 2018
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    I work on Linux Mint and Meld work fine for me

    Positive comment •Jan 5, 2025
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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
    • Meld is LightweightBeyond Compare is not according to our users
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    KDiff3

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    KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.

    54 KDiff3 alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    KDiff3 Features

    1.  3 way merge
    2.  Side-by-Side Comparison
    3.  Text Wrapping
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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.

    Positive comment •Jan 10, 2017
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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.

    Positive comment •Nov 12, 2023
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    its got lovely windows context menu file comparison option. it gets my vote.

    Positive comment •Jun 21, 2020
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    • KDiff3 is the most popular Mac alternative to Beyond Compare.

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

    51 Unison File Synchronizer alternatives
    Unison running in KDE terminal window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Bidirectional sync
    2.  Synchronization
    3.  File Sync
    4.  2 way sync
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Folder Sync
    7.  Decentralized
    8.  Support for Rsync
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Gtk
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    It only compares two disks to each other. You cannnot compare just two files by choosing them by your own.

    Negative comment •Sep 24, 2020
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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 Decentralized, Privacy focused and LightweightBeyond Compare is not according to our users
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    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...

    56 Kompare alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Flathub
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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.

    57 GNU Diff Utilities alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Difftastic

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    Difftastic is a diff tool that compares files based on their syntax. It supports over 20 programming languages and when it works, it's fantastic.

    51 Difftastic alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Difftastic Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Compare Source Code
    4.  Side-by-Side Comparison
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  9. Diffuse Merge Tool icon
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    Diffuse Merge Tool

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    Diffuse is a small and simple text merge tool written in Python. With Diffuse, you can easily merge, edit, and review changes to your code.

    50 Diffuse Merge Tool alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Side-by-Side Comparison
    2.  Fast file and folder search
    3.  3 way merge
    4.  Compare Text
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    Tkdiff

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    tkdiff is a graphical diff viewer based on the Tk framework. It is capable of inter-operating with source-control systems like CVS and Subversion to show differences between a local copy and a repository version.

    50 Tkdiff alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • TK
    • Cygwin
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  11. Riff icon
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    Riff

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    A diff filter highlighting which parts of lines have changed.

    32 Riff alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Riff Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Rust
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