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WinMerge 2011 vs xxdiff

A side-by-side look at WinMerge 2011 and xxdiff. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

WinMerge 2011

WinMerge 2011

File Management

WinMerge 2011 is a free open source differencing and merging tool for Windows. It allows you to compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle.

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xxdiff

xxdiff

Development

xxdiff is an open source visual file and directory comparison tool for Linux/Unix systems. It compares two files or directories side-by-side and highlights the differences in color, allowing you to easily see changed, added, or removed lines. It is useful for comparing revisions of text files like source code.

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