Free Meld Alternatives for Mac

Meld is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best free Mac alternative is KDiff3, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Meld and 15 are free and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Mac alternatives to Meld are P4Merge, Meld for OSX, SemanticDiff and Difftastic.

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Open-source tool for dynamic file and folder comparisions, syntax highlighting, offline functionality, and version control integration.

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Meld alternatives page was last updated May 6, 2025
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  1. KDiff3 icon

    KDiff3

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    KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.

    56 KDiff3 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    KDiff3 screenshot 1

    KDiff3 Features

    1.  3 way merge
    2.  Side-by-Side Comparison
    3.  Text Wrapping

    KDiff3 VS Meld

     
    Comments about KDiff3 as an Alternative to Meld
    Guest
    Positive •Oct 23, 2016
    0

    better identification of the modifications

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    • Almost everyone thinks KDiff3 is a great Meld alternative.

    • KDiff3 is Free and Open SourceMeld is also Free and Open Source
  2. P4Merge icon

    P4Merge

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    P4Merge uses color coding to allow users to visualize the differences between file or images. It allows three-way merging among files, and shows side-by-side file/image comparison.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    P4Merge screenshot 1

    P4Merge Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Side-by-Side Comparison
    6.  Image Comparison

    P4Merge VS Meld

     
  4. Meld for OSX icon

    Meld for OSX

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    Meld is a visual diff and merge tool targeted at developers. Meld helps you compare files, directories, and version controlled projects. It provides two- and three-way comparison of both files and directories, and has support for many...

    42 Meld for OSX alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Meld for OSX screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Syntax Highlighting

    Meld for OSX VS Meld

     
  5. SemanticDiff icon

    SemanticDiff

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    SemanticDiff is a programming language aware diff for Visual Studio Code and GitHub. It helps software developers understand code changes faster by hiding irrelevant changes, detecting moved code, and highlighting refactorings.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Moved code blocks are highlighted.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Portable
    6.  VSCode
    7.  Compare Source Code
    8.  Side-by-Side Comparison
    9.  Text Wrapping
    10. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
    11.  Version Control Integration

    SemanticDiff VS Meld

     

    • SemanticDiff is the most popular Web-based alternative to Meld.

    • SemanticDiff is Free and ProprietaryMeld is Free and Open Source
    • SemanticDiff is LightweightMeld is not according to our users
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    Difftastic

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NZ flagNew Zealand

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Difftastic screenshot 1

    Difftastic Features

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

    Difftastic VS Meld

     
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    DiffMerge

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

    52 DiffMerge alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    DiffMerge screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 4.2.0, released in October 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website

    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    Features

    1. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    2. Git icon  Git Support
    3.  Support for Unicode
    4.  Side-by-Side Comparison

    DiffMerge VS Meld

     
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    diffoscope

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    diffoscope VS Meld

     

    • diffoscope is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Meld.

    • diffoscope is Free and Open SourceMeld is also Free and Open Source
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    DiffPlug

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    DiffPlug is a free text editor/differ and image viewer/differ. Purchasing a license allows you to diff other kinds of files such as Simulink.

    52 DiffPlug alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    DiffPlug screenshot 1

    DiffPlug Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Compare Source Code
    3.  Compare Text

    DiffPlug VS Meld

     
  11. vimdiff icon

    vimdiff

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    CLI Visual Merge/Diff tool.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    vimdiff VS Meld

     
  12. FileMerge icon

    FileMerge

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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

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Xcode
    FileMerge screenshot 1

    FileMerge Features

    1.  Compare texts analysis

    FileMerge VS Meld

     
    Comments about FileMerge as an Alternative to Meld
    Guest
    Negative •May 9, 2017
    4

    Doesn't handle multiple files, UI is terrible and unintuitive.

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    • FileMerge is Free and ProprietaryMeld is Free and Open Source
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