Audience

Users looking for a free software tool for comparing and merging of text-like files

About WinMerge

What is WinMerge? WinMerge is an Open Source differencing and merging tool for Windows. WinMerge can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle. WinMerge is highly useful for determining what has changed between project versions, and then merging changes between versions. WinMerge can be used as an external differencing/merging tool or as a standalone application. In addition, WinMerge has many helpful supporting features that make comparing, synchronising, and merging as easy and useful as possible: General Supports Microsoft Windows XP or newer. Handles Windows, Unix and Mac text file formats. Unicode support. Tabbed interface. File Compare 3-way File Comparison New! Visual differencing and merging of text files. Flexible editor with syntax highlighting, line numbers and word-wrap. Highlights differences inside lines.

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Ratings/Reviews - 1 User Review

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 4.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5
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Company Information

WinMerge
United States
winmerge.org

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Product Details

Platforms Supported
Cloud

WinMerge Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What kinds of users and organization types does WinMerge work with?
WinMerge works with these users and organization types: Mid Size Business, Small Business, Enterprise, Freelance, Nonprofit, Government, and Startup.
Q: What languages does WinMerge support in their product?
WinMerge supports these languages: English.

WinMerge Product Features

Document Version Control

Archiving & Retention Supported
Version Comparison Supported
Access Controls/Permissions Not Supported
Approval Process Control Not Supported
Audit Trail Not Supported
Commenting / Notes Not Supported
Document Check-in / Check-out Not Supported
For Engineering Documents Not Supported
Revision History Not Supported
Version Rollback Not Supported

File and Document Comparison

Document Comparison Not Supported
File Comparison Not Supported
Image Comparison Not Supported
PDF Comparison Not Supported
Barcode Comparison Not Supported
Code Comparison Not Supported
Braille Comparison Not Supported
Audio Comparison Not Supported
Video Comparison Not Supported

WinMerge Verified User Reviews

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  • Aman V.
    Technical Lead
    Used the software for: 2+ Years
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 20,000 or More
    Design 5 out of 5 stars
    Ease 5 out of 5 stars
    Features 4 out of 5 stars
    Pricing 5 out of 5 stars
    Support 5 out of 5 stars
    Probability You Would Recommend? 9 out of 10

    "Great diff and merge tool for Windows"

    5 out of 5 stars Posted 2022-04-16

    Pros: Free & Open source.
    Lightweight app.
    Easy to understand visualization - 3 pane comparisons and more.
    Highly customizable editor.
    Supports multiple languages and file formats.
    Plugin support for enhanced functionality.
    Available on windows and on linux via Wine.

    Cons: Doesn't have the feature to generate diff reports.
    No native app for Linux.

    Overall: WinMerge is an easy to use and powerful difference viewer and merging tool for windows. It is a free and open source and has all the features required for basic editing as well as fixing source code conflicts.

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