Meld Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Meld for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Beyond Compare. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try KDiff3 or P4Merge. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Meld and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Meld are SemanticDiff, Diffuse Merge Tool, Difftastic and DiffMerge.

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

    Riff

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    A diff filter highlighting which parts of lines have changed.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Riff Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Rust

    Riff VS Meld

     
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    Distinctive highlighting for added and removed characters within lines, including very long lines.

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    • Riff is Free and Open SourceMeld is also Free and Open Source
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    xxdiff

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    xxdiff is a QT based graphical file and directories comparator and merge tool. It provides comparing two files, three files.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    xxdiff screenshot 1

    xxdiff Features

    1.  Visual Comparison

    xxdiff VS Meld

     
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