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Kaleidoscope vs Kompare: catalog facts
Kaleidoscope	Kompare
Paid Paid app with a free trial.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0 or later.
macOS	Linux
Compares text, images and folders Three-way merge with commit context	Compares files and whole folders recursively Creates and applies patches
A diff and merge tool, not a full Git client Paid after the trial	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
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it 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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