WinMerge Alternatives for Mac

WinMerge is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Beyond Compare. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try KDiff3 or P4Merge. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to WinMerge and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to WinMerge are Araxis Merge, Diffchecker, Meld for OSX and Kaleidoscope.

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WinMerge 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 Mac, Linux, Mac + Free, 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 WinMerge.
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  1. Beyond Compare icon

    Beyond Compare

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    File and folder comparison tool offering source control integration, 3-way merge support, and selective synchronization. Supports FTP, cloud, runs offline, uses simple commands for files, customization, and scripting for reporting. Lightweight, portable with CLI and built-in viewer.

    83 Beyond Compare alternatives

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  2. KDiff3 icon

    KDiff3

     118 likes

    KDiff3 is a file and directory diff and merge tool.

    69 KDiff3 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  4. Araxis Merge icon

    Araxis Merge

     43 likes

    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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    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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    P4Merge

     27 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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  9. Meld for OSX icon

    Meld for OSX

     11 likes

    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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  10. Kaleidoscope icon

    Kaleidoscope

     24 likes

    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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  11. UltraCompare icon

    UltraCompare

     6 likes

    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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  13. SemanticDiff icon

    SemanticDiff

     6 likes

    SemanticDiff is a programming language aware diff for Visual Studio Code and GitHub. It helps software developers understand code changes faster by hiding irrelevant changes, detecting moved code, and highlighting refactorings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
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    Moved code blocks are highlighted.
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  14. DiffMerge icon

    DiffMerge

     39 likes

    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
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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  15. DiffPlug icon

    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.

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    • Freemium
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