

KDiff3
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KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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- goodhabitapp added KDiff3 as alternative to Diff Checker Chrome Extension
- diffcheck-net added KDiff3 as alternative to diffcheck.net
Comments and Reviews
I was really happy to discover that KDiff3 was resurrected in 2018 after being unmaintained since 2014. While my favorite recursive dir/file comparison tool is WinMerge, that is Windows only.
KDiff3 was the next best option for Linux/Mac. It works quite well for comparing recursive dirs/files for large backups. You can do a quick compare (size only) or a full binary compare.
https://download.kde.org/stable/kdiff3/?C=M;O=D
12/24 The installation doesn't run on my Win10 This program seemed fast at comparing in the past, but didn't have a menu tool to shift elements left or right. Perhaps this shines for long file comparison in speed. Perhaps there are other special features that I'm not seeing.
Simple and effective, if a bit outdated visually.
Official Website is for Linux installer only ...
https://kde.org/applications/development/org.kde.kdiff3
... not a hint of Windows anywhere.
Latest Linux appears to be v1.8 (Feb-2020)
https://cgit.kde.org/kdiff3.git
Windows version is older v0.9.98 (2014-07-04) on http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net/
_Softpedia have Windows version too https://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/Text-editors/KDiff3.shtml_
Those are all outdated links. You can get the URL for Linux/Win/Mac binary downloads from the README https://invent.kde.org/sdk/kdiff3
Reply written Jan 3, 2022
[https://invent.kde.org/sdk/kdiff3 Readme Quote]: Binaries can be downloaded at https://download.kde.org/stable/kdiff3/?C=M;O=D
Reply written Aug 31, 2022
Much faster than Meld on Windows, good for working with SVN
I have two CSV files that only differ in the date format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS vs. M/D/YYYY HH:MM.
KDiff3 takes 25 seconds to compare these files and freezes. Bug filed at https://sourceforge.net/p/kdiff3/bugs/217/.
At least the authors of Kdiff don't go around spamming review sites with their shilling.
Reply written May 24, 2019
Developer last update (2014) ... v0.9.98 (2014-07-04) ... at ... http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net/
AlternativeTo app page (2017) ... latest update was made in Feb 2017 ... ?
Developer's update (2014) is well after Kissaki's comment below , so there is a possibility kfiff3 is fixed
I would like to know if Kissaki's concerns have been addressed by the developer?
This is my first venture into text comparison, so I am a bit nervous at the reliability of kdiff3