KDiff3 Joachim Eibl

KDiff3 is a diff and merge program designed to compare or merge two or three text input files or directories, displaying differences line by line and character by character. It provides an automatic merge facility and an integrated editor for resolving conflicts, supporting Unicode, UTF-8, and other codecs with autodetection via byte-order marks (BOM).

Key Features:

• Line-by-line and character-by-character comparison of text files or directories.
• Automatic merge functionality with support for version control history ($Log$).
• Integrated editor for comfortable resolution of merge conflicts.
• Unicode, UTF-8, and codec autodetection via BOM.
• KIO integration on KDE, enabling access to ftp, sftp, fish, smb, and more.
• Printing of differences, manual alignment of lines, and intuitive graphical user interface (GUI).

Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for developers, teams working with version control systems, and users requiring precise file comparison and merge capabilities. KDiff3 enhances workflow efficiency by providing robust tools for conflict resolution and collaboration across multiple platforms, including Windows, Linux, macOS, and others supported by Qt libraries. It can be installed via winget.