WinDiff Alternatives

WinDiff is described as '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' and is a Diff Tool in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to WinDiff for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Mac and PortableApps.com apps. The best WinDiff alternative is WinMerge, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WinDiff are Beyond Compare, Diffchecker, Compare and SemanticDiff.

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  1. R

    Riff

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    A diff filter highlighting which parts of lines have changed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Diff Guru icon

    Diff Guru

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    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 type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Compare Text
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  4. E

    Ediff

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    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.

    44 Ediff alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    DirEqual

    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...

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    DiffPlug

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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    TableTextCompare

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    "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
    • IL flagIsrael
    Sample comparison
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  10. Diff Doc icon

    Diff Doc

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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...

    55 Diff Doc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. Workshare Compare icon

    Workshare Compare

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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.

    59 Workshare Compare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Diff Text icon

    Diff Text

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    Instantly find the differences between two blocks of text. Works with plain text, code, json, yaml, html, css, markdown, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Diff Text screenshot 1
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  15. LineDiff icon

    LineDiff

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    Free AI-powered text and file comparison tool. Compare PDF, Word, Excel, JSON, YAML, CSV, XML and Markdown online. End-to-end encryption, real-time collaboration, AI explanations. No installation needed.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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