WinMerge for Windows

User Reviews

• Adware! Installs 4 additional apps

  tonic28/12/2014

  Pros

  Nil. Didn't bother as I don't trust it

  Cons

  Installs 4 additional applications, some to startup and some as browser plugins. (Enterprise 1.1, SaveSense, KNCTR, Reimage Repair).

  Summary

  Adware. How rude :(

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• Functional and fast

  jkball4/2/2012

  Pros

  It's free and open source. It has plugin support. With the xdocdiff plugin you can quickly compare MS Word and Excel documents (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx) as plain text. Integrates well with Tortoise CVS/SVN. Excellent performance.

  Cons

  Plugins are disabled by default. xdocdiff plugin is a separate download. UI is a bit dated. No support for 3-way compare/merge operations.

  Summary

  An invaluable tool once you have it set up the way you want it. Take a look at KDiff3 if you need to do 3-way merges.

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• awesome, reliable, better than my IDE

  alexx.stehman11/30/2011

  Pros

  This tool provides a FAST, easy-to-use, friendly interface for diffing files. Additionally, it has never failed me. It has never crashed and/or corrupted my files.

  Cons

  There are none that come to mind.

  Summary

  Highly recommend this tool anytime you need a GUI diff tool.

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• Love! This software is a gem!

  Lahodaweb11/16/2011

  Pros

  If you have to compare text files you reached the realm. Easy to use. Nice visuals.

  Cons

  Why do I need to enter 10 chars minimum of cons if there aren't any?

  Summary

  A well designed tool.

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• Performs as promised, easy to use, very fast

  silviu.zilberman12/21/2010

  Pros

  Marks differences between lines and in-line, user friendly

  Cons

  Wish it could compare similar directories and mark files that are changed.

  Summary

  Highly recommended.

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• This tool is a must have if you develop websites

  coachgm4111/19/2010

  Pros

  I have to deal with 100s of files for the websites I build and this utility is one of my most important. The keyboard commands make this better than most merge utilities.

  Cons

  Nothing. I love this software. And its free! Its a crime. I would pay good money for this tool.

  Summary

  A friend showed me this tool a few years ago and I owe him big. It has saved my tail so many times I can't say. I certainly like the diff tool that comes with SVN but every time I use it I say "dang I need to take two minutes to config SVN to use winmerge instead!". I love this tool!

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• Wonderful, fantastic, helpful, nice, ..... etc

  armorjan9/20/2010

  Pros

  Added to the context menu Supports dragging and dropping Very nice GUI

  Cons

  Nothing, Nothing

  Summary

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• An invaluable tool to merge & match files & folders.

  jamie_stephenson9/7/2010

  Pros

  Gives lots of control - you can move all or some changes in either direction

  Cons

  Filters are a bit fiddly to set up. (Hopefully someone has already done the ground work for you)

  Summary

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• Fantastic!

  punchup8/13/2010

  Pros

  Great for comparing two files that are similar. Perfect for CSS style sheets that have slight differences and are messing up your site.

  Cons

  None. More than I expected.

  Summary

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• User friendky and very simple for a lay man like me.

  balatv448/18/2009

  Pros

  I am using thins kind of software. It is really very good. Could understand easly and use it. The programme has been developed for every need of al the people. Thanks to Cnet for allowing us to download.

  Cons

  Nothing to add.

  Summary

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