Beyond Compare Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Beyond Compare for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Unison File Synchronizer, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Beyond Compare and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Beyond Compare are KDiff3, Araxis Merge, P4Merge and Kaleidoscope.

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Beyond Compare 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 Free, Mac, Open Source, Linux, Linux + Open Source, Windows 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 Beyond Compare.
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  1. Unison is a file-synchronization tool for POSIX-compliant systems (e.g. *BSD and GNU/Linux), macOS and Windows, with the caveat that the platform must be supported by OCaml. It allows two replicas of a collection of files and directories to be stored on different hosts (or diffe.

    57 Unison File Synchronizer alternatives

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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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  2. KDiff3 icon
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    KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.

    69 KDiff3 alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Flathub
    • KDE Plasma
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  3. Araxis Merge icon
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    Merge is the visual file comparison (diff), merging and folder synchronization application from Araxis. Use it to compare and merge source code, web pages, XML and other text files with native application performance.

    72 Araxis Merge alternatives

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  4. P4Merge icon
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    P4Merge uses color coding to allow users to visualize the differences between file or images. It allows three-way merging among files, and shows side-by-side file/image comparison.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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  5. Kaleidoscope icon
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    Use Kaleidoscope to spot the differences in text and image files. Review changes in seconds with the worlds most advanced file comparison application.

    53 Kaleidoscope alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPad
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  6. UltraCompare icon
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    UltraCompare Professional is folder/file compare utility loaded with features to enable you to compare text files and folders, word documents, and even zip files and jar archives. UltraCompare includes text compare, binary file compare with the capability to merge differences...

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    • Proprietary

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  7. Meld for OSX icon
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    Meld is a visual diff and merge tool targeted at developers. Meld helps you compare files, directories, and version controlled projects. It provides two- and three-way comparison of both files and directories, and has support for many...

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    • Mac
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  8. Diffchecker icon
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    Diffchecker Pro enables you to compare various types of content, on your desktop or directly in the browser.

    84 Diffchecker alternatives

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    • Online
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  9. ByteSync icon
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    Free and open-source differential file synchronization software for Windows, macOS, and Linux. ByteSync securely compares and transfers only file differences — no VPN, no setup, just fast, encrypted, cross-platform sync and backup.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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

    61 DiffMerge alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Discontinued

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  11. DirEqual icon
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    Perform detailed folder and file comparisons on Mac with side-by-side expandable trees, colour and icon indicators, content-based matching, manual synchronisation, filename templates, quick reload, tabbed interface, drag-and-drop, and intuitive visual controls.

    58 DirEqual alternatives

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  12. 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)...

    54 SmartSynchronize alternatives

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