Diff Tool Order
March 18, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
Default
- MsWordDiff Windows (Cost: Requires Word installed)
- MsExcelDiff Windows (Cost: Requires Excel installed)
- BeyondCompare Windows/OSX/Linux (Cost: Paid)
- P4Merge Windows/OSX/Linux (Cost: Free)
- Kaleidoscope OSX (Cost: Paid)
- DeltaWalker Windows/OSX (Cost: Paid)
- WinMerge Windows (Cost: Free with option to donate)
- TortoiseGitMerge Windows (Cost: Free)
- TortoiseGitIDiff Windows (Cost: Free)
- TortoiseMerge Windows (Cost: Free)
- TortoiseIDiff Windows (Cost: Free)
- KDiff3 Windows/OSX (Cost: Free)
- TkDiff OSX (Cost: Free)
- Guiffy Windows/OSX (Cost: Paid)
- ExamDiff Windows (Cost: Paid)
- Diffinity Windows (Cost: Free with option to donate)
- Rider Windows/OSX/Linux (Cost: Paid with free option for OSS)
- Vim Windows/OSX (Cost: Free with option to donate)
- Neovim Windows/OSX/Linux (Cost: Free with option to sponsor)
- AraxisMerge Windows/OSX (Cost: Paid)
- Meld Windows/OSX/Linux (Cost: Free)
- SublimeMerge Windows/OSX/Linux (Cost: Paid)
- VisualStudioCode Windows/OSX/Linux (Cost: Free)
- Cursor Windows/OSX/Linux (Cost: Free and Paid)
- VisualStudio Windows (Cost: Paid and free options)
Custom order
ViaEnvironment Variable
Set an DiffEngine_ToolOrder environment variable with the preferred order of tool resolution. The value can be comma (,), pipe (|), or space separated.
For example VisualStudio,Meld will result in VisualStudio then Meld then all other tools being the order.
Via Code
DiffTools.UseOrder(DiffTool.VisualStudio, DiffTool.AraxisMerge);