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 Linux alternative is Meld, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WinMerge and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to WinMerge are Beyond Compare, KDiff3, P4Merge and SemanticDiff.
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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.
3 likes52 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.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Difftastic Features
Difftastic VS WinMerge
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12 likes57 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...
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- Free • Open Source
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- Linux
- KDE
- Flathub
Kompare VS WinMerge
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2 likes51 DiffPlug alternativesDiffPlug is a free text editor/differ and image viewer/differ. Purchasing a license allows you to diff other kinds of files such as Simulink.
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- Freemium • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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DiffPlug VS WinMerge
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21 likes51 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.
Diffuse Merge Tool VS WinMerge
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15 likes43 SmartSynchronize alternativesSmartSynchronize 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)...
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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SmartSynchronize VS WinMerge
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2 likes47 ECMerge alternativesECMerge 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.
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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ECMerge VS WinMerge
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4 likes48 SemanticMerge alternativesSemanticMerge - The diff and merge tool that understands C#, Vb.net, Java and now C
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- Windows
- Linux
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SemanticMerge VS WinMerge
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1 like39 xxdiff alternativesxxdiff is a QT based graphical file and directories comparator and merge tool. It provides comparing two files, three files.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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xxdiff VS WinMerge
Is xxdiff a good alternative to WinMerge?- 3 likes20 Ediff alternatives
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.
Ediff VS WinMerge
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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?)