Alternatives to WinMerge
Compares two or three files or whole folders side by side and lets you merge the differences by hand. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
WinMerge
Compares two or three files or whole folders side by side and lets you merge the differences by hand.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as WinMerge.
Meld
A visual diff and merge tool for files, folders and version-controlled projects, with two-way and three-way comparison.
Meld adds Linux support and version control integration as a git mergetool, but on Windows it runs as a GTK port and releases are infrequent.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Notepad++
The fast Windows text and source code editor that replaced Notepad for a generation of users.
PowerToys
Microsoft’s own bundle of more than thirty Windows utilities, from window layouts to a key remapper.
dnGrep
Search file contents, documents and archives on Windows.
Agent Ransack
Searches file contents on Windows with regular expressions and boolean queries.
Czkawka
Finds duplicate files, similar images, similar videos and empty folders, and does it very fast.
dupeGuru
Finds duplicate files by name, by contents or by fuzzy image matching, with a safe review step before deleting.
