Patchword Alternatives

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.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Patchword alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1.  1 like

    Review and refine Git diffs before you push.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Homebrew
    • Neovim
     
  2. GNU Diffutils is a package of several programs related to finding differences between files.

    66 GNU Diff Utilities alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. FileMerge icon
     14 likes

    FileMerge lets you compare one file to another or one directory to another and merge the files or directories together.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Xcode
     
  4. 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
     
  5. VisualDiffer icon
     2 likes

    Visualize folders side-by-side and find immediately which files are different, colors help to understand the diff type. Colors identify older, modified and newer files.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. AptDiff icon
     2 likes

    AptDiff is a visual text / binary files comparison and merging utility for Windows. It is highly useful for web designers, software developers, and other professionals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Riff icon
     3 likes

    A diff filter highlighting which parts of lines have changed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. CompareMerge icon
     3 likes

    CompareMerge is a Mac OSX's software tool for file comparison and merging text-like files.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. DiffPlug icon
     2 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. DiffFork icon
     2 likes

    DiffFork is a diff tool for Mac OS X. DiffFork can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual format.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Pretty Diff is a language aware code comparison tool, beautifier, minifier, and parser for a variety of web oriented languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Typescript
    • npm
    • JavaScript
    • Self-Hosted
     
You are at page 2 of Patchword alternatives