Code Compare Alternatives

Apps similar to Code Compare include WinMerge, which is free and open source. Other options are Meld, Beyond Compare, KDiff3 and P4Merge. Diff Tools like Code Compare are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. Text Comparator, is a portable tool that can be used to compare text from two distinct sources in order to see if they perfectly match or not each other!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Text compare! icon
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    Text compare! is a online diff tool that allows you to easily spot the differences between to texts. Just paste two texts and hit the compare button. The two texts are shown side by side, with differences highlighted.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. SemanticMerge icon
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    SemanticMerge - The diff and merge tool that understands C#, Vb.net, Java and now C

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Tkdiff icon
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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.

    59 Tkdiff alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • TK
    • Cygwin
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    A diff filter highlighting which parts of lines have changed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Diff Guru icon
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    DiffGuru is a free online tool for developers and writers to instantly compare two blocks of text or files, highlight additions and deletions, and merge changes - no signup required, privacy-first design.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Folder Sync icon
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    An application to help you keep multiple pairs of folders in sync, quickly and easily. View differences between pairs of folders on screen using user defined coloured coding. Folder Sync allows you to utilise a fully automatic sync or manually manipulate the files yourself to...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. CompareMerge icon
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    CompareMerge is a Mac OSX's software tool for file comparison and merging text-like files.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. DiffFork icon
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    DiffFork is a diff tool for Mac OS X. DiffFork can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual format.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. Diff Doc icon
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    Compare Files Using ' Diff Doc' a visual file compare and folder compare utility that creates a detailed file diff. File comparison can optionally be done with the command line. Compare Word and Compare XLS files in addition to PDF, txt, rtf...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. ECMerge icon
     2 likes

    ECMerge is a comparison and synchronization tool with two and three-way merge for text and folders and difference on binary, text, images and folders, locally, via FTP/S, SFTP or in version controls. For Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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