Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Discontinued
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- Windows
- Notepad++
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Comments about Compare as an Alternative to WinMerge
Almost everyone thinks Compare is a great WinMerge alternative.
- Compare is Free and Open Source
WinMerge Alternatives
WinMerge is described as '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' and is a leading Diff Tool in the file management category. There are more than 50 alternatives to WinMerge for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and BSD apps. The best WinMerge alternative is Meld, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WinMerge are Beyond Compare, KDiff3, P4Merge and Araxis Merge.
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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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Intuitive, multi-platform application for two and three-way visual file and folder comparison.
Cost / License
- Pay once
- Proprietary
Application types
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
45 Kaleidoscope alternativesUse Kaleidoscope to spot the differences in text and image files. Review changes in seconds with the worlds most advanced file comparison application.
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Kaleidoscope is the most popular iPad alternative to WinMerge.
- Kaleidoscope is Paid and Proprietary
56 Diffuse Merge Tool alternativesDiffuse is a small and simple text merge tool written in Python. With Diffuse, you can easily merge, edit, and review changes to your code.
52 ExamDiff Pro alternativesExamDiff Pro is a powerful, intuitive, and easy to use visual side-by-side comparison tool for comparing and merging text and binary files, and directories.
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56 DiffMerge alternativesDiffMerge is a graphical file comparison program for Windows, Mac OS X and Unix, published by SourceGear.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Pay once)
- Proprietary
Application types
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
54 Code Compare alternativesFree 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.
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Comments about Code Compare as an Alternative to WinMerge
Folder compare, sintax highlights
Some users think Code Compare is a great WinMerge alternative, some don't.
- Code Compare is Paid and Proprietary
58 Difftastic alternativesDifftastic is a diff tool that compares files based on their syntax. It supports over 20 programming languages and when it works, it's fantastic.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
62 Kompare alternativesKompare 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...
GUI tool with cross-platform support named after "forske forskjell" (research difference) 🤍
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
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Comments about DiffPlug as an Alternative to WinMerge
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?)
- DiffPlug is Freemium and Proprietary
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Compares line by line for coding or config files.