Kompare is an open source GUI front-end program that enables differences between source files to be viewed and merged. Kompare can be used to compare differences on files or the contents of folders. Kompare supports a variety of diff formats and provide many options to customize the information level displayed.
Whether you are a developer comparing source code, or you just want to see the difference between that research paper draft and the final document, Kompare is a useful tool.
Kompare is part of the KDE desktop environment.
Key Features
- Comparison of files or directories via a graphical interface.
- Bezier-based connection widget lets you see both source and destination as they really appear.
- Graphical viewing of patch files in normal, context, unified and diff formats.
- Interactive application of differences.
- Full network transparency.
- Ability to view plain-text diff output in the embedded viewer.
- Easy navigation of multiple-file diffs with the dockable navigation tree.
- Graphical interface to commonly used diff command line options.
- Switch source and destination with one command.
Website: userbase.kde.org/Kompare
Support:
Developer: The Kompare Team
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Kompare is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| GUI Diff Tools | |
|---|---|
| Meld | Graphical diff viewer and merge application for the Gnome desktop |
| Kompare | KDE diff tool supporting a variety of diff formats |
| Diffuse | Tool for merging and comparing text files |
| TkDiff | Graphical front end to the diff program |
| objdiff | Local diffing tool for decompilation project |
| KDiff3 | Text difference analyzer for up to 3 input files |
| xxdiff | File and directories comparator and merge tool |
| RustDiff | Semantic JSON and XML diff tool |
| RCompare | File and directory comparison toolkit |
| Text Compare | Compare old and new text |
| jdDiff | Basic cross platform diff viewer |
| DiffPDF | Compare two PDF files |
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