20 Best Diff Tools to Compare File Contents on Linux

Diff command is used in git to track the difference between the changes made on a file. This tool takes two inputs and reflects the differences between them. It is not necessary that these inputs are files only. It can be branches, working trees, commits and more.

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GNU Wdiff

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Diff command is used in git to track the difference between the changes made on a file. This tool takes two inputs and reflects the differences between them. It is not necessary that these inputs are files only. It can be branches, working trees, commits and more.

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Kompare

Kompare a GUI wrapper which lets you find the differences between files while also merging them if needed. It is designed for developers that allow users to compare two different text files or two directories. When you compare two directories, it displays a directory tree for both selected directories.

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DiffMerge

Diffmerge is a software that allows its users to compare and merge files through visual means. It has a two engines, one is a diff engine that shows the difference between two files and a merge engine that displays the changed lines between selected files.

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Meld

Meld is a diff and merge tool, made especially for developers, who need to compare files. It is a lightweight tool and allows you to compare files, directories, and version controlled programs.

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Diffuse

Diffuse is a free, simple and easy to use diff tool written in Python. It also offers two functionalities file comparison and version control. It also allows file editing, merging and display the difference between selected files.

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kdiff3

KDiff3 is a cross-platform diff and merge tool and works on Linux, macOS and Windows. It is a file and folder merge tool used to compare and merge two to three files and directoires.

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Tkdiff

TkDiff is a simple, lightweight and cross-platform GUI wraper for diff tool. It allows you to view the differences between two files side by side.

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Visual Studio Code

Visual studio code is a code editor made by Microsoft. It supports several development operations like debugging, task running, and version control. It works on Linux, macOS and Windows operating systems.

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IntelliJ IDEA

Intellij Idea is an enterprise development, cross-platform software for multiple operating systems. It is used to review the differences between any two files, folders, text sources, or database objects, as well as between local files and their repository versions.

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Beyond Compare

Beyond compare is a tool for comparing file contents with simplicity and ease. It is a multi-platform and combines file and directory compare functions in single package. It has an ability to compare local, FTP, Dropbox and Amazon S3 directoires.

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XXdiff is yet another diff and merge tool that runs on multiple operating systems. It is a graphical tool used for viewing the difference between two or three files and directories. It uses external diff tools to compute differences.

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Diff command is used in git to track the difference between the changes made on a file. This tool takes two inputs and reflects the differences between them. It is not necessary that these inputs are files only. It can be branches, working trees, commits and more.

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P4Merge

P4Merge is a visual diff tool used to display the differences between file versions. It helps you to resolve conflicts and merge competing versions into one. You can use P4Merge to track and compare the effects of your work free of cost.

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Sublime Merge

Sublime Merge is a free merge and diff tool used to compare code side-by-side to resolve conflicts before merging changes. It has an ability to search for specific commits, command line integration, code and file history, and syntax highlighting.

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DiffPlug

DiffPlug is another great diff tool that is available on every platform for free. It is used to view, edit and compare files.

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Devart Code Compare

Code Compare is a free of cost diff tool to compare and merge files and folders. It shipped as a standalone file diff tool and a Visual Studio extension. It allows you to work with your sources without any additional environments and pre-installations, that provides you higher application performance.

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DiffPDF is a simple and easy to use tool used for comparing two PDF files and let your display the differences. By default, it compares two files by text. It also allows you to compare image and graph.

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mergely

Mergely is an online document merger and diff making application. It is used for viewing and merging changes between files online. It is a pure Javascript library that helps you to enhance your online CMS system.

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