KDiff3 Alternatives

Apps similar to KDiff3 include WinMerge, which is free and open source. Other options are Meld, Beyond Compare, P4Merge and Kaleidoscope. You're spoiled for choice with Diff Tools like KDiff3: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. DirEqual icon
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    Perform detailed folder and file comparisons on Mac with side-by-side expandable trees, colour and icon indicators, content-based matching, manual synchronisation, filename templates, quick reload, tabbed interface, drag-and-drop, and intuitive visual controls.

    58 DirEqual alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  2. VisualDiffer icon
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    Visualize folders side-by-side and find immediately which files are different, colors help to understand the diff type. Colors identify older, modified and newer files.

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    • Mac
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  3. ForskScope icon
     2 likes

    GUI tool with cross-platform support named after "forske forskjell" (research difference) 🤍

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  5. Compare icon
     37 likes

    Comparison plugin for Notepad++ editor.

    65 Compare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Notepad++
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  6. vimdiff icon
     1 like

    CLI Visual Merge/Diff tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7.  3 likes

    Ediff is a comprehensive visual interface to Unix diff and patch utilities.

    Ediff provides a convenient way for simultaneous browsing through the differences between a pair (or a triple) of files or buffers (which are called ‘variants’ for our purposes). The files being compare.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. DiffFork icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. ECMerge icon
     2 likes

    ECMerge is a comparison and synchronization tool with two and three-way merge for text and folders and difference on binary, text, images and folders, locally, via FTP/S, SFTP or in version controls. For Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. DiffMerge icon
     39 likes

    DiffMerge is a graphical file comparison program for Windows, Mac OS X and Unix, published by SourceGear.

    63 DiffMerge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. AptDiff icon
     2 likes

    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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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