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The best alternative to WinMerge is KDiff3, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WinMerge and 16 are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to WinMerge are Kaleidoscope, Diffinity, SemanticDiff and Code Compare.

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  1. KDiff3 icon

    KDiff3

     118 likes

    KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • KDE Plasma
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    KDiff3 screenshot 1
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  2. Kaleidoscope icon

    Kaleidoscope

     24 likes

    Use Kaleidoscope to spot the differences in text and image files. Review changes in seconds with the worlds most advanced file comparison application.

    54 Kaleidoscope alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Kaleidoscope screenshot 1
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  4. Diffinity icon

    Diffinity

     23 likes

    Diffinity is a diff and merging tool with focus on accurate and easy to read source code diffs. It will compare the content of two files and present the differences in an easy to read line by line and char by char basis.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU
    Diffinity screenshot 1
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    Code Compare icon
    Code Compare

    Free file and folder merge tool providing two-way comparison, Visual Studio and Atmel Studio integration, enhanced folder sync, syntax highlighting, batch operations, Intellisense, navigation by change type, command line support,...

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  6. SemanticDiff icon

    SemanticDiff

     6 likes

    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.

    58 SemanticDiff alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Moved code blocks are highlighted.
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  7. Code Compare icon

    Code Compare

     18 likes

    Free file and folder merge tool providing two-way comparison, Visual Studio and Atmel Studio integration, enhanced folder sync, syntax highlighting, batch operations, Intellisense, navigation by change type, command line support, and detailed control over merges.

    60 Code Compare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU
    Code Compare screenshot 1
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  9. Kompare icon

    Kompare

     11 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...

    69 Kompare alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Flathub
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Kompare screenshot 1
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  10. Compare icon

    Compare

     37 likes

    Comparison plugin for Notepad++ editor.

    65 Compare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Notepad++
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    Settings
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    VisualDiffer

     3 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU
    Folder Comparison Side-by-side folder comparison with color-coded file status. Quickly identify new, modified, unchanged, and removed files
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  12. ECMerge icon

    ECMerge

     2 likes

    ECMerge is a comparison and synchronization tool with two and three-way merge for text and folders and difference on binary, text, images and folders, locally, via FTP/S, SFTP or in version controls. For Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    3-way text and folder merge in ECMerge
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  13. WinMerge 2011 icon

    WinMerge 2011

     30 likes

    WinMerge 2011 series is a fork of the original WinMerge application that compiles without ATL/MFC dependencies to enable zero-budget developers to build WinMerge from sources using Visual C++ Express editions.

    64 WinMerge 2011 alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    • Wine
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    WinMerge 2011 screenshot 1
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  14. WellCompareDir icon

    WellCompareDir

     2 likes

    WellCompareDir is a tool to compare and select images with the same name from two folders, and copy to a third folder.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU
    WellCompareDir screenshot 1
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  15. Patchword icon

    Patchword

     1 like

    Compare text files or entire directory hierarchies, export and apply patches, and perform non-destructive find and replace operations on text files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Patchword screenshot 1
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