Open Source Meld AlternativesTop Diff Tools & File Comparison Tools like Meld

The best open source alternative to Meld is WinMerge. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Meld and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Meld are KDiff3, Meld for OSX, Diffuse Merge Tool and WinMerge JP.

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  1. WinMerge icon
     558 likes

    WinMerge is an open source differencing and merging tool for Windows. WinMerge can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle.

    71 WinMerge alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
     
  2. KDiff3 icon
     118 likes

    KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.

    62 KDiff3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE Plasma
     
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    KDiff3 vs Meld Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    better identification of the modifications

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • KDiff3 is Free and Open SourceMeld is also Free and Open Source
  3. Meld for OSX icon
     11 likes

    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...

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    • Mac
     
  4. 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.

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    • Linux
     
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    Diffuse Merge Tool vs Meld Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    written in python works natively in linux

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Diffuse Merge Tool is Free and Open SourceMeld is also Free and Open Source
  5. Compare icon
     37 likes

    Comparison plugin for Notepad++ editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Notepad++
     
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    Compare vs Meld Comments
    TBayAreaPat
    Negative
    0

    It's a nice tool, but you need to get to know the Notepad++ plus system first. It's only an add-on.

    • Compare is Free and Open SourceMeld is also Free and Open Source
  6. Kompare icon
     12 likes

    Kompare is a graphical diff and merge tool targeting developers. It allows users to compare two different text files or two directories. It is part of KDE Applications (and formerly part of KDE Software Compilation) and therefore primarily used on Linux and other Unix-like...

    64 Kompare alternatives

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    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Flathub
     
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    Kompare vs Meld Comments
    marioliulion
    Negative
    0

    It can't be used for git merges

    git mergetool --tool=kompare error: 'kompare' can not be used to resolve merges
    Mehrad Mahmoudian
    Positive
    0

    It has almost all features that Meld provides with very similar visual effects.

    • Kompare is Free and Open SourceMeld is also Free and Open Source
  7. WinMerge 2011 icon
     30 likes

    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.

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
     
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    WinMerge 2011 vs Meld Comments
    samzqca
    Positive
    1

    Its the same to Winmerge Original

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • WinMerge 2011 is Free and Open SourceMeld is also Free and Open Source
  8. diffoscope icon
     1 like

    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.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  9. 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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