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When comparing Kompare vs TortoiseMerge, the Slant community recommends TortoiseMerge for most people. In the question“What are the best folder/file compare/diff tools for either OSX, Linux or Windows?” TortoiseMerge is ranked 14th while Kompare is ranked 19th.
Specs
LicenseFree and Open Source
PlatformsLinux
LicenseFree
PlatformsWindows
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Pros
Pro Can create patch files
Kompare can create a patch file which lists the differences between two files. Patch files created this way are also compatible with the patch files created by the CLI diff utility.
Pro Supports comparing directories
Kompare can compare both files and directories.
Pro Configurable hotkeys
Because it's a KDE app, all the hotkeys are configurable
Pro Simple and easy interface
Pro Always worked as expected
Cons
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Con Windows only
TortoiseMerge is Windows only.