KDiff3 Alternatives

KDiff3 is described as 'File and directory diff and merge tool' and is a very popular Diff Tool in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to KDiff3 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and BSD apps. The best KDiff3 alternative is Meld, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like KDiff3 are WinMerge, Beyond Compare, P4Merge and Araxis Merge.

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KDiff3 alternatives are mainly Diff Tools, but if you're looking for File Comparison Tools or Folder Comparison Tools you can filter on that. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to KDiff3.
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KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.

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KDiff3 alternatives page was last updated May 15, 2022
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  1. WinMerge 2011 icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine

    WinMerge 2011 Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for FTP

    WinMerge 2011 VS KDiff3

     
  2. Diffinity icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Intuitive Interface

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Readability
    4.  XAML

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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Side-by-Side Comparison
    2.  Fast file and folder search
    3.  3 way merge
    4.  Compare Text

    Diffuse Merge Tool VS KDiff3

     
  4. 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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • NZ flagNew Zealand

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Difftastic Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Compare Source Code
    4.  Side-by-Side Comparison

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  5. WinMerge JP icon
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    WinMerge JP is a fork of the original WinMerge, but after 2018 the two are nearly identical. WinMerge JP's features including 3-way compare has been merged into the original.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    WinMerge JP Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Compare Source Code
    3.  High-dpi support

    WinMerge JP VS KDiff3

     
  6. FileMerge icon
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    FileMerge lets you compare one file to another or one directory to another and merge the files or directories together.

    49 FileMerge alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Xcode

    FileMerge Features

    1.  Compare texts analysis

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    GNU Diffutils is a package of several programs related to finding differences between files.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

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  8. Code Compare icon
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    Code Compare is a free file and folder merge tool from Devart. New version of Code Compare comes with significantly increased startup speed:

    50 Code Compare alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Code Compare Features

    1.  Compare Source Code

    Code Compare VS KDiff3

     
  9. DirEqual icon
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    DirEqual is a Folder Compare Tool that makes it extremely easy to compare local files and folders on your Mac.

    49 DirEqual alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac

    DirEqual VS KDiff3

     
  10. Compare icon
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    Comparison plugin for Notepad++ editor.

    57 Compare alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Notepad++
    Discontinued

    Last commit in 2017.

    Compare Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Side-by-Side Comparison

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    Comments about Compare as an Alternative to KDiff3
    Guest
    Positive Jun 12, 2017
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    Allows to do quick comparison of files or some copied parts of the files. You can use all other powerful features of Notepad++ and plugins while comparison, such as sorting the lines, removing duplicates, highlighting some words, edit and then redo comparison of results right away.

    Guest
    Positive Nov 29, 2019
    0

    This is a quick alternative to visually compare text files. When the diff is complicated (moves, three way, etc) it falls a bit short.

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    • Compare is Free and Open SourceKDiff3 is also Free and Open Source
  11. SemanticMerge icon
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    SemanticMerge - The diff and merge tool that understands C#, Vb.net, Java and now C

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    SemanticMerge Features

    1.  Compare Text

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    SmartSynchronize is a multi-platform file and directory compare tool. It allows you to compare files or perform 3-way-merges, both with the ability to edit the file contents. SmartSynchronize is specialized in comparing directory structures (for example, of software projects)...

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    SmartSynchronize Features

    1.  3 way merge

    SmartSynchronize VS KDiff3

     
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