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Delta Patcher vs Flips: catalog facts
Delta Patcher	Flips

Best for: Applying or creating xdelta patches through a GUI	Best for: Applies and creates IPS and BPS patches for ROM files
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.	Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external services are separate.
Linux	Windows, Linux
Both creates and applies xdelta patches Self-contained, no xdelta3 dependency Graphical interface instead of command line	It handles both patch formats in one small program, can create a patch by comparing two files, and works from a window or the command line.
Only handles the xdelta patch format No separate project website or documentation	It only manipulates patch files; you must supply the original ROM yourself, which is where the legal questions live.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Delta Patcher github.com/marco-calautti/DeltaPatcher Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Flips github.com/Alcaro/Flips Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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