Meld Alternatives

Meld is described as 'Open-source tool for dynamic file and folder comparisions, syntax highlighting, offline functionality, and version control integration' and is a very popular Diff Tool in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Meld for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Meld alternative is WinMerge, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Meld are Beyond Compare, KDiff3, P4Merge and Araxis Merge.

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Meld alternatives are mainly Diff Tools, but if you're looking for File Comparison Tools or Merge File Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Windows and Mac + Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Meld.
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  1. DeltaWalker icon
     12 likes

    Intuitive, multi-platform application for two and three-way visual file and folder comparison.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Code Compare icon
     18 likes

    Free file and folder merge tool providing two-way comparison, Visual Studio and Atmel Studio integration, enhanced folder sync, syntax highlighting, batch operations, Intellisense, navigation by change type, command line support, and detailed control over merges.

    57 Code Compare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Difftastic icon
     3 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. 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
  5. 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...

    65 Kompare alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • 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
  6. DirEqual icon
     5 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  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.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • 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. 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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. 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.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  10. 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)...

    51 SmartSynchronize alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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