WinMerge is an Open Source visual text file differencing and merging tool for Win32 platforms. It is highly useful for determing what has changed between project versions, and then merging changes between versions. Visual differencing and merging of text files Flexible editor with syntax highlighting Handles DOS, UNIX and MAC text file formats Unicode support Difference pane shows current difference in two vertical panes Location pane shows map of files compared Highlights differences inside lines File filters in directory diff Moved lines detection in file compare Shell Integration Rudimentary Visual SourceSafe and Rational ClearCase integration Archive file support using 7-zip Plugins Localizable interface via resource DLL HTML-based Manual
News: New icons and splash screen Simpler and auto-closing folder compare progress bar Line numbers in file compare Word-wrap in file compare GUI for bookmarks in file compare Better character-level difference indication in file compare New Short size- columns in folder compare Merge difference which has cursor inside it (no need to select difference first) Improved Project file saving and editing Creating patch file from multiple files (selected in folder compare) User-defined folder for file filters New folder compare types to compare by sizes or modify times Renaming items in folder compare
