DiffGuru is a free online tool for developers and writers to instantly compare two blocks of text or files, highlight additions and deletions, and merge changes - no signup required, privacy-first design.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online


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WinDiff is a graphical file-comparison program published by Microsoft (from 1992[1]), and is distributed with certain versions of Microsoft Visual Studio as well as in source-code form with the Platform SDK code samples.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows

A file integrity verification tool: Use it to make sure files copied to CD-ROM are bit-perfect copies, Use it to make sure backups copied from one drive to another are just right, Use it to make sure files haven’t been changed or damaged over time. Multi-threaded, so your extra C.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Alerts
- Discontinued
Platforms
- Windows

Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Utilities for web, compare text online with Syntax highlight and support for languages like Java, Javascript, Typescript, C#, HTML and CSS
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- Software as a Service (SaaS)

"TableTextCompare" (TTC) is a small utility that provides easy comparison of two-tab-delimited or comma-delimited (csv) files, to determine the difference between the two files.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Self-Hosted
Israel

Compare up to N folders side-by-side with intelligent minority-difference highlighting — the only N-way directory comparison tool for Windows & Linux.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Australia


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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
Germany
EU


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Compare Files Using ' Diff Doc' a visual file compare and folder compare utility that creates a detailed file diff. File comparison can optionally be done with the command line. Compare Word and Compare XLS files in addition to PDF, txt, rtf...
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
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 typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
France
EU


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Workshare Compare is the leading document comparison software that lets you perform file comparison of two documents against multiple modified versions.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
Free, open-source diff and merge tool for macOS and Linux — WinMerge's battle-tested engine with a native Qt 6 interface.
Brazil


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Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
Japan



BinDiff is a graphical Windows program to test if two files are binary equal.
The motivation was the nice diff tool available on every unix system.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows

TheCommander is a native dual-panel file manager for macOS, inspired by the proven interface concept of classic file managers like Total Commander. The app is built entirely in Swift/SwiftUI and offers efficient, keyboard-driven file management.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
Germany
EU


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This is a tool developed by a small team in the Netherlands. It's a standalone application that generates a simple, concise, easy to understand overview of the differences between 2 Excel sheets. It can also handle even the most complex Excel files.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows


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A file and folder comparison tool, targeted at developers, with powerful merging capabilities. Easily integrate with git or other version control system and diff and merge files with the 3-ways merge and powerful alignment...
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows


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DiffALL compares any two media files and pinpoints every difference. Upload expected and actual — video, audio, images, subtitles (SRT/VTT), or text/JSON — and get a similarity score in seconds.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online


























































