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What is the best tool for resolving conflicts when merging file changes?

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Beyond Compare
I tried BeyondCompare once years ago and now I can’t use anything else. I haven’t found a single feature in another tool that it doesn’t have. It’s 3-way merge is light years ahead of every free tool I’ve tried and often resolves all conflicts without needing any help. The diff tool has a simple switch to sh...
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 Has rules for adding ignore-masks and replacement rules
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 Opens popular archive formats as directories
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 Has file conversion/preprocessing feature
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 Works well with large files
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 Synchronize folders
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 Supports comparing folders
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 Specialized viewers for different file types
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 Supports 3 way merge
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 Supports editing files directly
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 Easy visible color coding of whitespace-only vs. real/important edits for faster change inspection and decision making
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 Resolves many git merge conflicts without requiring any user action
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 Paid proprietary software
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