Text Compare Alternatives

Apps similar to Text Compare include Beyond Compare. It's paid, but Diffuse Merge Tool and difi are free. Other options are Araxis Merge, Riffle for macOS, DiffMerge and SmartSynchronize. You can choose from more than 10 Diff Tools like Text Compare for Mac, Windows, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. 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.

    86 Beyond Compare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Araxis Merge icon
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    Merge is the visual file comparison (diff), merging and folder synchronization application from Araxis. Use it to compare and merge source code, web pages, XML and other text files with native application performance.

    74 Araxis Merge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  3. 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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  4. Native macOS file and folder comparison, three-way merge, and Git review, with syntax highlighting and AI agent change review.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  5. DiffMerge icon
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    DiffMerge is a graphical file comparison program for Windows, Mac OS X and Unix, published by SourceGear.

    63 DiffMerge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Review and refine Git diffs before you push.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Homebrew
    • Neovim
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  7. 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)...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. TextCompare icon
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    Text Compare is a tool to find difference between two different texts. Supports many different languages. Just paste your text and click check.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. AptDiff icon
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    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 type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Vovsoft Compare Two Lists is a list comparison tool that can perform set operations over lists of words or numbers. Copy and paste your lists into the program, then click the "Compare" button to get the difference between the two lists.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Text compare! icon
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    Text compare! is a online diff tool that allows you to easily spot the differences between to texts. Just paste two texts and hit the compare button. The two texts are shown side by side, with differences highlighted.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  12.  3 likes

    A diff filter highlighting which parts of lines have changed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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