diffoscope AlternativesDiff Tools & File Comparison Tools like diffoscope

diffoscope is described as 'Tries to get to the bottom of what makes files or directories different. It will recursively unpack archives of many kinds and transform various binary formats into more human-readable form to compare them' and is a Diff Tool in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to diffoscope for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best diffoscope alternative is WinMerge, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like diffoscope are Meld, KDiff3, Diffchecker and Kompare.

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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.

    69 WinMerge alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Wine
     
    • WinMerge is the most popular Windows alternative to diffoscope.

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

    • WinMerge is Free and Open Sourcediffoscope is also Free and Open Source
  2. Meld icon
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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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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    • GTK
     
    • Meld is the most popular Linux alternative to diffoscope.

    • Meld is Free and Open Sourcediffoscope is also Free and Open Source
    • Meld is Lightweightdiffoscope is not according to our users
  3. KDiff3 icon
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    KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.

    60 KDiff3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE Plasma
     
    • KDiff3 is the most popular Mac alternative to diffoscope.

    • KDiff3 is Free and Open Sourcediffoscope is also Free and Open Source
  4. Diffchecker icon
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    Diffchecker Pro enables you to compare various types of content, on your desktop or directly in the browser.

    72 Diffchecker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
    • Diffchecker is the most popular Web-based alternative to diffoscope.

    • Diffchecker is the most popular commercial alternative to diffoscope.

    • Diffchecker is Paid and Proprietarydiffoscope is Free and Open Source
  5. Kompare icon
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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...

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Flathub
     
  6. mergely icon
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    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
     
  7. UltraCompare icon
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    UltraCompare Professional is folder/file compare utility loaded with features to enable you to compare text files and folders, word documents, and even zip files and jar archives. UltraCompare includes text compare, binary file compare with the capability to merge differences...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    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
     
  9. Difftastic icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  10. DeltaWalker icon
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    Intuitive, multi-platform application for two and three-way visual file and folder comparison.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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