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TortoiseMerge vs Araxis Merge: catalog facts
TortoiseMerge	Araxis Merge
Free Free and open source under the GPL as part of the TortoiseSVN project.	Paid Commercial licence with a 30-day free trial.
Windows	Windows, macOS
Side-by-side view with coloured changes Tight integration with TortoiseSVN	Two-way and three-way file comparison and merging Folder comparison and synchronisation
Windows only Designed around Subversion rather than Git	Paid after the 30-day trial No Linux version
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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