Open Source WinMerge Alternatives for Linux

WinMerge is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best open source Linux alternative is Meld. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WinMerge and 15 are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to WinMerge are KDiff3, Diffuse Merge Tool, Kompare and Difftastic.

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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 Linux, Mac, 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. Meld icon

    Meld

     423 likes

    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.

    54 Meld alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    • GTK
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    Comments about Meld as an Alternative to WinMerge
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    compares three files. it can not only compare three directories but also merge them!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    redtrillix
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    Its a very nice looking app and it is compatible with a lot of OS's and is FOSS.

    Guest
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    Very good alternative to WinMerge on linux

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Meld icon
    Meld icon
    • Meld is Free and Open SourceWinMerge is also Free and Open Source
    • Meld is LightweightWinMerge is not according to our users
  2. KDiff3 icon

    KDiff3

     118 likes

    KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.

    62 KDiff3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • 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.
    Guest
    Positive
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    solid cross platform utility

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    KDiff3 icon
    • KDiff3 is Free and Open SourceWinMerge is also Free and Open Source
  5. Kompare icon

    Kompare

     12 likes

    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
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  9. xxdiff icon

    xxdiff

     1 like

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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. E

    Ediff

     3 likes

    Ediff is a comprehensive visual interface to Unix diff and patch utilities.

    Ediff provides a convenient way for simultaneous browsing through the differences between a pair (or a triple) of files or buffers (which are called ‘variants’ for our purposes). The files being compare.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    GumTreeDiff

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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
     
  12. diffoscope icon

    diffoscope

     1 like

    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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  13. GNU Diff Utilities icon

    GNU Diff Utilities

     8 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  14. Tkdiff icon

    Tkdiff

     6 likes

    tkdiff is a graphical diff viewer based on the Tk framework. It is capable of inter-operating with source-control systems like CVS and Subversion to show differences between a local copy and a repository version.

    56 Tkdiff alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • TK
    • Cygwin
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