| Meld | |
|---|---|
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 Meld 3.x.y performing a file comparison | |
| Original authors | Stephen Kennedy, Kai Willadsen, Vincent Legoll |
| Developer | The GNOME Project |
| Initial release | August 8, 2002 (2002-08-08)1 |
| Stable release | 3.22.2
/ March 24, 2024 (2024-03-24)2 |
| Written in | Python, PyGTK/PyGObject |
| Operating system | Linux and Unix-like, macOS, Windows |
| Type | Diff viewer |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Website | meldmerge gitlab |
| Repository | |
Meld is a visual diff and merge tool, targeted at developers. It allows users to compare two or three files or directories visually, color-coding the different lines.
Meld can be used for comparing files, directories, and version controlled repositories. It provides two- and three-way comparison of both files and directories, and supports many version control systems including Git, Mercurial, Bazaar, CVS and Subversion.
Meld is free and open-source software subject to the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL-2.0-or-later).
Requirements
Requirements for Meld 3.22.2:
- Python 3.4
- GTK+ 3.20
- GLib 2.36
- PyGObject 3.20
- GtkSourceView 3.20
- pycairo
Port to GTK 4
As of April 2026, a port to GTK 4 is in development,3 with partial window state tracking for GTK 4 having been implemented since 2023.4
References
References
- "meld - Compare files, directories and working copies". git.gnome.org.
- "Tags - GNOME / meld". The GNOME Project. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/meld/-/commit/4e72798a3b01f8fdee971ca1ec7b1efbb13601f0
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/meld/-/commit/30310036479e2e04e4b4bcc1922a41570875ca12
- "Don't love diff? Use Meld instead". opensource.com. March 23, 2020. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- "Meld is an excellent file and folder comparison tool for Windows and Linux". gHacks Technology News. 2019-09-18. Retrieved 2023-02-01.