
The user can easily navigate through the compared text using toolbar buttons and Find/ Replace and Go To commands. WinMerge supports line comparison and char comparison diffs. The differences in the compared files are highlighted, according to the selected comparison method.

The project windows can be cascaded or tiled horizontally/vertically. The user can work with multiple projects, with each comparison project opened in a separate window. Diff pane allows the user to review the smaller part of the text, while the location pane contains the “page view” of both compared files. WinMerge has a convenient Windows interface with several panes, including main comparison pane, diff pane and location pane.

WinMerge provides for merge capabilities as well, allowing the user to copy the selected lines to the opposite file. WinMerge contains color-coded, side-by side interface with convenient navigation to the lines of the compared files using toolbar buttons and menu commands. WinMerge is a popular file comparison software which enables the user to compare text files, source code and synchronize folders.
