Open Source WinMerge Alternatives for Mac

WinMerge is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best open source Mac alternative is KDiff3. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WinMerge and seven of them are open source and available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Mac alternatives to WinMerge are Meld for OSX, Difftastic, xxdiff and GumTreeDiff.

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WinMerge alternatives are mainly Diff Tools but may also be File Comparison Tools or Folder Comparison Tools.  Other popular filters includes Mac + Free and Mac + Open Source. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of WinMerge.
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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.

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WinMerge alternatives page was last updated May 15, 2022
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  1. KDiff3 icon
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    KDiff3

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    KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.

    55 KDiff3 alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    KDiff3 Features

    1.  3 way merge
    2.  Side-by-Side Comparison
    3.  Text Wrapping
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    solid cross platform utility

    Positive comment •Nov 1, 2020
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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.

    Positive comment •Aug 11, 2019
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    Guest

    does not diff files (checksum)

    Negative comment •Jul 16, 2015
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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
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    Meld for OSX

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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...

    41 Meld for OSX alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
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    Difftastic

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    Difftastic is a diff tool that compares files based on their syntax. It supports over 20 programming languages and when it works, it's fantastic.

    52 Difftastic alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Difftastic Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Compare Source Code
    4.  Side-by-Side Comparison
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    xxdiff

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

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    xxdiff Features

    1.  Visual Comparison
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  6. GumTreeDiff

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    GumTree is a complete framework to deal with source code as trees and computing differences between them.

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java

    GumTreeDiff Features

    1.  Compare Source Code
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    diffoscope

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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.

    17 diffoscope alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    • 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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    Tkdiff

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    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.

    51 Tkdiff alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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