Open Source Diffchecker AlternativesDiff Tools & File Comparison Tools like Diffchecker

The best open source alternative to Diffchecker is WinMerge. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Diffchecker and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Diffchecker are Meld, KDiff3, ForskScope and Compare.

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  1. WinMerge icon
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    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.

    76 WinMerge alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
     
  2. Meld icon
     423 likes

    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.

    57 Meld alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    • GTK
     
  3. Compare icon
     37 likes

    Comparison plugin for Notepad++ editor.

    62 Compare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Notepad++
     
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  4. Meld for OSX icon
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    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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    • Mac
     
  5. Kompare icon
     12 likes

    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...

    65 Kompare alternatives

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    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Flathub
     
  6. 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.

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    • Linux
     
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  7. mergely icon
     15 likes

    Merge is an online merge and diff tool that allows you to share and save your documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8.  1 like

    Review and refine Git diffs before you push.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Homebrew
    • Neovim
     
  9. GNU Diffutils is a package of several programs related to finding differences between files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. WinMerge 2011 icon
     30 likes

    WinMerge 2011 series is a fork of the original WinMerge application that compiles without ATL/MFC dependencies to enable zero-budget developers to build WinMerge from sources using Visual C++ Express editions.

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
     
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