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  1. i-net PDFC icon
     3 likes

    Compare PDFs intelligently with i-net PDFC. It detects content differences—not just text or images—and displays them beautifully, like holding two pages to the light.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    7 alternatives
  2. WinMerge JP icon
     15 likes

    WinMerge JP is a fork of the original WinMerge, but after 2018 the two are nearly identical. WinMerge JP's features including 3-way compare has been merged into the original.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Differential indication.
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    57 alternatives
  3. MT Manager icon
     2 likes

    A powerful file management and reverse modification tool for the Android platform.

    Dual Window Operation Dual window operation mode that displays two directories simultaneously.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    Main window
    Almost all of these can be done without even registering
    Powerful dex editor
    +11
    Syntax highlighting for every major programming or designing or scripting language
    4 alternatives
  4. 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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    3-way merge
    file compare
    directory compare
    48 alternatives
  5.  1 like

    VbaDiff is a tool for developers who use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). It reads Microsoft Office documents and compares the VBA code they contain, displaying the differences in a clear manner to the developer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    4 alternatives
  6. VisualDiffer icon
     2 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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    56 alternatives
  7. Altova DiffDog is a powerful, easy-to-use diff merge tool that lets you quickly compare, merge, and sync text or source code files, folders containing any file type, or entire directories. Special XML-aware functionality identifies XML equivalence that ordinary text comparisons...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    5 alternatives
  8. Diff Guru icon
     1 like

    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

    Platforms

    • Online
    Compare Text
    Compare Text Result
    Image Compare
    +4
    Image Compare Result
    54 alternatives
  9.  3 likes

    VBinDiff (Visual Binary Diff) displays files in hexadecimal and ASCII (or EBCDIC). It can also display two files at once, and highlight the differences between them.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
    An example of binary file comparison with some changes.
    4 alternatives
  10. AptDiff icon
     2 likes

    AptDiff is a visual text / binary files comparison and merging utility for Windows. It is highly useful for web designers, software developers, and other professionals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Text Files Comparison
    Binary Files Comparison
    Select Compare Files
    +4
    Options
    58 alternatives
  11. Guiffy is a diff merge tool and folder compare application and API. SureMerge is the most trustworthy source code 3-way merge tool available. Advanced features include tuneable inline diff highlighting, syntax highlighting and a blend of 3 diff algorithms.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
    • NetBeans
    Guiffy SureMerge screenshot 1
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    52 alternatives
  12. diffoscope icon
     1 like

    diffoscope tries to get to the bottom of what makes files or directories different. It will recursively unpack archives of many kinds and transform various binary formats into more human-readable form to compare them.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    18 alternatives
  13. Vovsoft Compare Two Lists is a list comparison tool that can perform set operations over lists of words or numbers. Copy and paste your lists into the program, then click the "Compare" button to get the difference between the two lists.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Compare Two Lists screenshot 1
    Compare Two Lists screenshot 1
    49 alternatives
  14. Tkdiff icon
     6 likes

    tkdiff is a graphical diff viewer based on the Tk framework. It is capable of inter-operating with source-control systems like CVS and Subversion to show differences between a local copy and a repository version.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • TK
    • Cygwin
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    56 alternatives
  15. MaksPilot icon
     1 like

    Compare Excel & CSV Files in Second. Free, secure, no downloads. Upload files, click compare, get highlighted differences instantly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    MaksPilot screenshot 1
    10 alternatives