DiffFork AlternativesDiff Tools & File Comparison Tools like DiffFork

DiffFork is described as 'Diff tool for Mac OS X. DiffFork can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual format' and is a Diff Tool in the file management category. There are more than 25 alternatives to DiffFork for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and BSD apps. The best DiffFork alternative is WinMerge, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DiffFork are Meld, Beyond Compare, KDiff3 and Diffchecker.

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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.

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DiffFork alternatives page was last updated Feb 15, 2023
  1. WinMerge icon
     545 likes

    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.

    62 WinMerge alternatives
    File Comparison

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Folder Comparison
    2.  Diff detection
    3.  Image-Diff
    4.  Shell integration
    5.  Portable
    6.  Directory sync
    7.  Compare Text
    WinMerge iconDiffFork Icon

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    • WinMerge is the most popular Windows alternative to DiffFork.

    • WinMerge is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to DiffFork.

    • WinMerge is Free and Open SourceDiffFork is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Meld icon
     408 likes

    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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    • GTK

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Compare Source Code
    2.  Folder Comparison
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Comparing folders
    5.  3 way merge
    6.  One-click merging
    7.  Real Time Comparison
    8.  Portable
    Meld iconDiffFork Icon

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    • Meld is the most popular Linux alternative to DiffFork.

    • Meld is Free and Open SourceDiffFork is Paid and Proprietary
    • Meld is LightweightDiffFork is not according to our users
  3. Beyond Compare icon
     318 likes

    Easily compare files and folders on FTP, local and cloud storage with source control integration and 3-way merge support.

    63 Beyond Compare alternatives
    Folder compare

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Folder Comparison
    2.  File Sync
    3.  Folder Sync
    4.  Support for FTP
    5.  Support for SFTP
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Portable
    8.  Full-Text Search
    9.  Built-in viewer
    10.  Command line interface
    11.  Selective Synchronization
    12.  Windows Explorer Extension
    Beyond Compare iconDiffFork Icon

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

    • Beyond Compare is the most popular commercial alternative to DiffFork.

    • Beyond Compare is Paid and ProprietaryDiffFork is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Beyond Compare is LightweightDiffFork is not according to our users
  4. KDiff3 icon
     115 likes

    KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.

    54 KDiff3 alternatives
    KDiff3 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    KDiff3 Features

    1.  3 way merge
    2.  Side-by-Side Comparison
    3.  Text Wrapping
    KDiff3 iconDiffFork Icon

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  5. Diffchecker icon
     15 likes

    Diffchecker Pro enables you to compare various types of content, on your desktop or directly in the browser.

    49 Diffchecker alternatives
    Compare text

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Image Comparison
    4.  Compare Text
    Diffchecker iconDiffFork Icon

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    • Diffchecker is the most popular Web-based alternative to DiffFork.

    • Diffchecker is Paid and ProprietaryDiffFork is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. P4Merge icon
     26 likes

    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.

    42 P4Merge alternatives
    P4Merge screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Side-by-Side Comparison
    4.  Image Comparison
    P4Merge iconDiffFork Icon

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  7. SemanticDiff icon
     4 likes

    SemanticDiff is a programming language aware diff for Visual Studio Code and GitHub. It helps software developers understand code changes faster by hiding irrelevant changes, detecting moved code, and highlighting refactorings.

    46 SemanticDiff alternatives
    Moved code blocks are highlighted.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Git Support
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Portable
    5.  VSCode
    6.  Compare Source Code
    7.  Side-by-Side Comparison
    8.  Text Wrapping
    9.  GitHub Integration
    10.  Version Control Integration
    SemanticDiff iconDiffFork Icon

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  8. Compare icon
     37 likes

    Comparison plugin for Notepad++ editor.

    55 Compare alternatives
    Settings

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Notepad++

    Compare Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Side-by-Side Comparison
    Discontinued

    Last commit in 2017.

    Compare iconDiffFork Icon

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  9. Meld for OSX icon
     11 likes

    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...

    41 Meld for OSX alternatives
    Meld for OSX screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    Meld for OSX iconDiffFork Icon

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  10. Diffinity icon
     23 likes

    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.

    42 Diffinity alternatives
    Diffinity screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Diffinity Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Intuitive Interface
    4.  Readability
    5.  XAML
    Diffinity iconDiffFork Icon

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  11. 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...

    56 Kompare alternatives
    Kompare screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Flathub
    Kompare iconDiffFork Icon

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  12. Araxis Merge icon
     41 likes

    Merge is the visual file comparison (diff), merging and folder synchronization application from Araxis. Use it to compare and merge source code, web pages, XML and other text files with native application performance.

    56 Araxis Merge alternatives
    Overview

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Araxis Merge Features

    1.  Compare Text
    2.  Folder Sync
    Araxis Merge iconDiffFork Icon

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