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I am looking for a free, quality tool to compare two pieces of text. Either to compare the files themselves or just in two buffers. I would like it to be nice an easy to read.

I currently use Windiff, but I don't find it very easy on the eyes.

What would you recommend?

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You should look at WinMerge. It's free, and open source under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

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Very nice. I like this. – Geoffrey Chetwood Oct 17 at 15:17
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ExamDiff Pro and Beyond Compare are two popular and highly regarded diff apps.

ExamDiff (not Pro) is free. I started with it and then purchased the Pro version because I was so happy with it.

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Neither are free. But, I agree they are worth considering if a few $ isn't an issue. In terms of non-free diffs, I like CompareIt! and the companion SynchronizeIt! for folder comparison. See grigsoft.com/wincmp3.htm – Chris W. Rea Oct 17 at 15:24
But I'll +1 you anyway for mentioning good tools ;-) – Chris W. Rea Oct 17 at 15:25
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+1 for (the free) ExamDiff's "Select First Item to Compare" and "Compare to [first item]" context menus: prestosoft.com/images/screenshots/… – Arjan van Bentem Oct 17 at 15:27

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