Meld (software)

Summary

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
Original author(s)Stephen Kennedy, Kai Willadsen, Vincent Legoll
Developer(s)The GNOME Project
Initial releaseAugust 8, 2002; 21 years ago (2002-08-08)[1]
Stable release
3.22.0 / September 4, 2022; 19 months ago (2022-09-04)[2]
Repository
  • gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/meld.git Edit this at Wikidata
Written inPython, PyGTK/PyGObject
Operating systemLinux and Unix-like, macOS, Windows
TypeDiff viewer
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Websitemeldmerge.org,
wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Meld

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, Baazar, 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 edit

Requirements for Meld 3.18.0 are as follows:

  • Python 3.3
  • GTK+ 3.14
  • GLib 2.36
  • PyGObject 3.14
  • GtkSourceView 3.14
  • pycairo

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "meld - Compare files, directories and working copies". git.gnome.org.
  2. ^ "Tags - GNOME / meld". The GNOME Project. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  • "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.

External links edit

  • Official website