G2

Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/17/2022

"WinMerge is the default diff and merge tool on Windows as it is well featured and free to use"

5/5

What do you like best about winmerge?

What I like best about WinMerge is that it provides the perfect set of features for my use case. I very often use the tool to view diffs between files of structured data such as XML or JSON, and it's moved block detection, highlighting of changes, and being able to ignore whitespace differences lets me visualize the important differences between two files. I like that it lets me do diffs on files, but also do diffs on any text I paste into the tool on the fly. But best of all is the price, as it is an open-source free-to-use diff and merge tool for Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about winmerge?

One minor gripe I have with WinMerge is that its user interface could be prettier and a bit more modern, as it looks like a Windows XP era application and the toolbar icons are a bit dated. I also dislike the default font Courier, and always change it to Consolas just after installing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering winmerge:

WinMerge is free and open-source, so there is no reason not to try it first before buying another tool if you need a file diff / merge tool for Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is winmerge solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use WinMerge to view differences between application configuration files in different software lifecycle environments in JSON or XML format, and move or merge those differences with the easy to use interface to copy differences from one file to another. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.