GNU Diff Utilities Alternatives

Apps similar to GNU Diff Utilities include WinMerge, which is free and open source. Other options are Meld, Beyond Compare, KDiff3 and SyncToy. There's no shortage of Diff Tools like GNU Diff Utilities, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. AptDiff icon
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    AptDiff is a visual text / binary files comparison and merging utility for Windows. It is highly useful for web designers, software developers, and other professionals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Guiffy is a diff merge tool and folder compare application and API. SureMerge is the most trustworthy source code 3-way merge tool available. Advanced features include tuneable inline diff highlighting, syntax highlighting and a blend of 3 diff algorithms.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
    • NetBeans
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  3. diffoscope icon
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    diffoscope 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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  4. Compare It! icon
     8 likes

    Easily compare and merge text files; compare doc, xls and pdf files; prepare comparison reports and printouts.

    65 Compare It! alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. WellCompareDir is a tool to compare and select images with the same name from two folders, and copy to a third folder.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Vovsoft Compare Two Lists is a list comparison tool that can perform set operations over lists of words or numbers. Copy and paste your lists into the program, then click the "Compare" button to get the difference between the two lists.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Text compare! icon
     5 likes

    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.

    56 Text compare! alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. 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

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. SemanticMerge icon
     4 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Tkdiff icon
     6 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • TK
    • Cygwin
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  11.  3 likes

    A diff filter highlighting which parts of lines have changed.

    63 Riff alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. WinDiff icon
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    WinDiff is a graphical file-comparison program published by Microsoft (from 1992[1]), and is distributed with certain versions of Microsoft Visual Studio as well as in source-code form with the Platform SDK code samples.

    27 WinDiff alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
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