Reviews of WinMerge

1. 
   anomoly

   Reviewing 2.13.11 Experimental (Feb 4, 2010)

   As a very nice alternative try Diffuse from sourceforge (python).
   http://diffuse.sourceforge.net/
   It works with files only & is very simple to use.
   Excuse the horodruin ref. It is a folder type sync ap for which I would probably use over this. Not a fan of the gui here.
2. 
   rip_pit

   Reviewing 2.13.8 Experimental (May 26, 2009)

   using it for a long time. Never had errors while comparing, and perfs are good even with big folders (under xp). Maybe you should not use "Experimental" or "Nightly builds" and stay with stable releases
3. 
   GerritWittesaele

   Reviewing 2.13.6 Experimental (Apr 16, 2009)

   Comparison is not trustable.
   
   Sometimes it does not detect file differences while they are there.
   So, what's left for this tool ?
4. 
   anomoly

   Reviewing 2.13.4 Experimental (Mar 18, 2009)

   I tested this with 2 different folders that I wanted to be the same and it seemed to take foreeeeever. In comparison, I tried Horodruin and it was ten times faster.
5. 
   DudeBoyz

   Reviewing 2.13.2 Experimental (Jan 28, 2009)

   I really want to like this program. But I'm struggling with the interface and the number of colors used by default in order to get the point across.
   
   It's like a good book with a bad cover, you know?
   
   Still. Open Source. Great move. I'd surely give it a solid 3.5 if we could, but I don't feel comfortable giving it a full 4.0.
   
   I'm glad it's out there, but at the same time, I hope contributors to the project will be able to focus on some usability issues related to the interface and color scheme. Interface design can be a daunting task. I hope they can get it right.

Discuss WinMerge

1. May 26, 2009 - 5:48 PM
   rip_pit

   3 seconds between 2 files time is considered as identical. It can be disabled there: edit > options > compare.