Patchword AlternativesFile Comparison Tools and other similar apps like Patchword

Patchword is described as 'Compare text files or entire directory hierarchies, export and apply patches, and perform non-destructive find and replace operations on text files' and is a File Comparison tool in the file management category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Patchword for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and KDE Plasma apps. The best Patchword alternative is WinMerge, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Patchword are Meld, Beyond Compare, KDiff3 and P4Merge.

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  1. WinMerge icon
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    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.

    70 WinMerge alternatives

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
     
  2. Meld icon
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    Meld is an open-source, Python-based visual diff and merge tool that allows you to compare and edit files, supports syntax highlighting, and integrates with version control systems like CVS, Subversion, and Mercurial for dynamic diff updates. It works offline, is lightweight, portable, and ad-free.

    53 Meld alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    • GTK
     
  3. Beyond Compare icon
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    File and folder comparison tool offering source control integration, 3-way merge support, and selective synchronization. Supports FTP, cloud, runs offline, uses simple commands for files, customization, and scripting for reporting. Lightweight, portable with CLI and built-in viewer.

    72 Beyond Compare alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. P4Merge icon
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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.

    47 P4Merge alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Meld for OSX icon
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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...

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    • Mac
     
  6. Kompare icon
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    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
     
  7. Diffinity icon
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    Diffinity is a diff and merging tool with focus on accurate and easy to read source code diffs. It will compare the content of two files and present the differences in an easy to read line by line and char by char basis.

    47 Diffinity alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  8. GNU Diffutils is a package of several programs related to finding differences between files.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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