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Beyond Compare vs Kompare: catalog facts
Beyond Compare	Kompare
Paid Paid license with a free trial.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0 or later.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Compares folders, text, images and tables Merges changes from two versions	Compares files and whole folders recursively Creates and applies patches
Paid after the trial Proprietary software	Linux only Two-way comparison rather than three-way merge
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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