Visual text file differencing and merging tool

WinMerge

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Download WinMerge 2.16.8

WinMerge 2.16.8

  -  6.81 MB  -  Open Source

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system. Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of WinMerge 2.16.8.


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What's new in this version:

General:
- BugFix: More space for some internationalized strings
- BugFix: Some improvements

File compare:
- BugFix: Ignore case option did not work when Diff algorithm was other than default
- BugFix: A white vertical rectangle was sometimes drawn in the selected area
- BugFix: The title of the file comparison window after changing the language was accidentally changed to "Untitled left/right"
- BugFix: Wrong merging (GitHub #420) (minimal/patience/histogram diff algorithm did not work on Windows XP)
- Extended F4 key movement range to the whole file
- Don't treat UTF-8 and UTF-8 with BOM the same when the "Ignore codepage differences" option is disabled

Folder compare:
- BugFix: Appropriate error messages were not displayed when the file to be deleted no longer existed
- BugFix: 'Show Middle/Right Unique items' menu item does not work properly in 3-way folder compare
- CTRL+Drag folders now has the opposite behavior of the current Include Subfolders option

Image compare:
- BugFix: Fix scrolling glitches
- Reduce flicker on resize

Options dialog:
- Allow choosing image filename patterns from a multi-selection dropdown list
- WildcardDropList: Avoid the String instance as it could throw std::bad_alloc
- Remove duplicate filename patterns without relying on WildcardDropList
- Made Options dialog resizable
Changed the default values for the following options:
- Ignore codepage differences -> disabled
- Include unique subfolders contents -> enabled

About dialog:
- Rework the fix for Github issue #316: GUI glitches/bugs #2
- Replace outdated list of developers in AboutBox with ascii-art gnu from FSF

Installer:
- BugFix: Installation - Internal error: Failed to expand shell folder constant "userdesktop"
- BugFix: Lithuanian.po is missing
- New installer for per-user installation (WinMerge-2.16.8-x64-PerUser-Setup.exe)

Translations:
- Translation updates:
- Brazilian
- Galician
- German
- Lithuanian
- Turkish
- Russian

Manual:
- Update manual for IgnoreCommentsC change
- Update Shortcut_keys.xml

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