Free WinMerge Alternatives for Mac

WinMerge is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best free Mac alternative is KDiff3, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WinMerge and 14 are free and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Mac alternatives to WinMerge are P4Merge, Meld for OSX, SemanticDiff and DiffMerge.

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WinMerge 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 Mac, Linux, Mac + Free and Mac + Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to WinMerge.
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  1. KDiff3 icon
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    KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.

    60 KDiff3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE Plasma
     
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    Guest
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    Lightweight, good 3 ways merge with 4 sub-windows. Really really visualization. I love it, it works from Linux, Windows to Mac.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    solid cross platform utility

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    does not diff files (checksum)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think KDiff3 is a great WinMerge alternative.

    • KDiff3 is Free and Open SourceWinMerge is also Free and Open Source
  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Very good tool IMHO: I have been using it for years, both as a visual diff and it integrates well as a 3 way merge tool for version control systems not just perforce, e.g. git , svn, bzr. Which is its primary purpose. AFAIK its QT based, only ugly if you think QT is. Default UI uses RedHat default laf, and Crystal icons from Everaldo

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    Can not compare directories. Ugly as hell.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • P4Merge is Free and ProprietaryWinMerge is Free and Open Source
  3. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. SemanticDiff icon
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    SemanticDiff is a programming language aware diff for Visual Studio Code and GitHub. It helps software developers understand code changes faster by hiding irrelevant changes, detecting moved code, and highlighting refactorings.

    53 SemanticDiff alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
    • SemanticDiff is the most popular Web-based alternative to WinMerge.

    • SemanticDiff is Free and ProprietaryWinMerge is Free and Open Source
    • SemanticDiff is LightweightWinMerge is not according to our users
  5. ForskScope icon
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    GUI tool with cross-platform support named after "forske forskjell" (research difference) 🤍

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. DiffPlug icon
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    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 (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about DiffPlug as an Alternative to WinMerge
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    Not just Windows. Multiple OS Support. Free & OSS except for the "Matlib" and/or "Simulink" diffs. Free version supports diff for: File, Folder, Archive, Image, GIT, SVN, (maybe more?)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • DiffPlug is Freemium and ProprietaryWinMerge is Free and Open Source
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    GumTree is a complete framework to deal with source code as trees and computing differences between them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
     
  8. FileMerge icon
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    FileMerge lets you compare one file to another or one directory to another and merge the files or directories together.

    53 FileMerge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Xcode
     
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    Comments about FileMerge as an Alternative to WinMerge
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    Cant edit text within program.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think FileMerge is a great WinMerge alternative, some don't.

    • FileMerge is Free and ProprietaryWinMerge is Free and Open Source
  9. diffoscope icon
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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
    • diffoscope is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to WinMerge.

    • diffoscope is Free and Open SourceWinMerge is also Free and Open Source
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