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Kompare vs Text Compare: catalog facts
Kompare	Text Compare
Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0 or later.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Linux	Linux
Compares files and whole folders recursively Creates and applies patches	Quick comparison of pasted text with no files needed Selectable comparison token
Linux only Two-way comparison rather than three-way merge	Meant for snippets rather than whole files or folders Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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