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<h2 id="features">Features</h2> <ul><li>Visual differencing and merging of text files</li> <li>Flexible editor with <a href="/facts/Syntax_highlighting/cLCr5a6w">syntax highlighting</a>, line numbers, and word-wrap</li> <li>Handles <a href="/facts/Newline/ffeJz4Nn">DOS, Unix, and Mac text file formats</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Unicode/DDu3MfPV">Unicode</a> support (as of version 2.8.0, <a href="/facts/UTF-8/xlaVHSyf">UTF-8</a> files are correctly read without a <a href="/facts/Byte-order_mark/IuLXutEV">BOM</a>)</li> <li>Difference pane shows current difference in two vertical panes</li> <li>Location pane shows map of files compared</li> <li>Highlights differences inside lines in file compare</li> <li>Can also generate <a href="/facts/HTML/sSc3fT78">HTML</a> report with differences highlighted</li> <li><a href="/facts/Regular_expression/KFL3veHX">Regular expression</a>-based file filters in directory compare allow excluding and including items</li> <li>Moved lines detection in file compare</li> <li>Ability to ignore <a href="/facts/Whitespace_character/Q5xRIaSz">whitespace</a> and letter case changes</li> <li>Creates <a href="/facts/Patch_(Unix)/9tFn5GeU">patch</a> files</li> <li>Shell integration (supports <a href="/facts/64-bit/AgvkQHkM">64-bit</a> Windows versions)</li> <li>Rudimentary <a href="/facts/Visual_SourceSafe/PFXoBaae">Visual SourceSafe</a> and <a href="/facts/IBM_DevOps_Code_ClearCase/n2A6TAVS">IBM DevOps Code ClearCase</a> integration</li> <li>Archive file support using <a href="/facts/7-Zip/0Y8ItlHs">7-Zip</a></li> <li>Plug-ins</li> <li>Language localization via plain-text <a href="/facts/Gettext/ujpNUjg8">PO files</a></li> <li>Online <a href="https://manual.winmerge.org/en/">manual</a> and installed <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Compressed_HTML_Help/IXu6orUI">HTML help</a> manual</li> <li>Generates normal, context, and unified patches.</li></ul> <h2 id="codebases-and-forks">Codebases and forks</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>For a planned development of version 3.x <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> no commits have been made to the 3.0 <a href="/facts/Codebase/MT0CJ4oD">codebase</a> since 2011.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p><p>In 2011 a <a href="/facts/Fork_(software_development)/D6khxhpr">fork</a> of the 2.x codebase titled "WinMerge 2011" was created. This new branch has continued to see active feature and bug fix development. It has also removed <a href="/facts/Active_Template_Library/e0U99NMS">ATL</a>/<a href="/facts/Microsoft_Foundation_Class_Library/J2N5pas5">MFC</a> dependencies so that WinMerge can be built using the free <a href="/facts/Visual_C%2B%2B_Express/PPcsYlwS">Visual C++ Express</a> editions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Free and open-source software portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_file_comparison_tools/ltkV4crG">Comparison of file comparison tools</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://winmerge.org/">Official website</a></li> <li><a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/winmerge/">WinMerge</a> on <a href="/facts/SourceForge/lxYAgUAX">SourceForge</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/winmerge_portable">WinMerge Portable</a></li> <li><a href="https://bitbucket.org/sdottaka/winmerge-v2">Sdottaka's WinMerge on BitBucket</a> and <a href="https://github.com/sdottaka/winmerge-v2">on GitHub</a> (an active[2017]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WinMerge&action=edit">[update]</a> fork with additional features and Japanese language support) (gone)</li> <li><a href="https://bitbucket.org/jtuc/winmerge2011/">WinMerge 2011 on BitBucket</a> and <a href="https://github.com/chkob/WinMerge2011">on GitHub</a> (an active[2017]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WinMerge&action=edit">[update]</a> fork with additional features) (gone)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190330051505if_/https://lifehacker.com/compare-and-merge-files-and-folders-with-winmerge-290657">'Compare and merge files and folders with WinMerge' (Lifehacker 2007 article)</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"WinMerge 3.x". wiki. bitbucket. 2011-03-10. Archived from the original on 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2012-09-10. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055137/https://bitbucket.org/grimmdp/winmerge/wiki/Home" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055137/https://bitbucket.org/grimmdp/winmerge/wiki/Home</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"commits". wiki. bitbucket. 2011-03-10. Archived from the original on 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2014-06-27. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055241/https://bitbucket.org/grimmdp/winmerge/commits/all" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170411055241/https://bitbucket.org/grimmdp/winmerge/commits/all</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"WinMerge 2011". bitbucket. 2014-04-28. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-04-28. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140429045134/https://bitbucket.org/jtuc/winmerge2011/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140429045134/https://bitbucket.org/jtuc/winmerge2011/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>