WinMerge Alternatives

Apps similar to WinMerge include Meld, which is free and open source. Other options are Beyond Compare, KDiff3, P4Merge and Araxis Merge. Diff Tools like WinMerge are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. 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.

    58 SemanticDiff alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  2. ExamDiff Pro icon
     14 likes

    ExamDiff Pro is a fast visual tool for comparing and merging files, folders, and documents on Windows. It parses source code with Tree-sitter for syntax highlighting, a class/function scope bar, and structure-aware alignment of versions; compares Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF...

    56 ExamDiff Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Code Compare icon
     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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. DiffMerge icon
     39 likes

    DiffMerge is a graphical file comparison program for Windows, Mac OS X and Unix, published by SourceGear.

    63 DiffMerge alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. mergely icon
     15 likes

    Merge is an online merge and diff tool that allows you to share and save your documents.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Kompare icon
     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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
    • Flathub
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  7. DiffPlug icon
     2 likes

    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
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Compare icon
     37 likes

    Comparison plugin for Notepad++ editor.

    65 Compare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Notepad++
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  9. Difftastic icon
     3 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. VisualDiffer icon
     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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. SmartSynchronize is a multi-platform file and directory compare tool. It allows you to compare files or perform 3-way-merges, both with the ability to edit the file contents. SmartSynchronize is specialized in comparing directory structures (for example, of software projects)...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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