Audience
Developers and any user looking for a diff and merge software tool to compare between files and directories
About TortoiseMerge
Version control is all about having the history of your working progress. But to really see and check the history, you must be able to see and check what has changed between two points in time, for example, what has changed between two releases of your product, or what was changed to fix a bug, etc. This is where TortoiseMerge helps. It is a diff/merge software tool for Windows with a tight integration for TortoiseSVN. At least for files that consist of text, TortoiseMerge can help you here. It shows you the two versions of a file side-by-side, coloring every modified line in that file. When you reformat your code or text, sometimes you don't really change anything but only split a long line into multiple ones, or you merge multiple lines into one. TortoiseMerge marks such changes with a white circle on the left gray bar of each view. If you see such a white circle, you know that no real changes were made, only changes in whitespaces.
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Founded: 2004
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Platforms Supported
Windows
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Documentation
Support
Online
TortoiseMerge Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What kinds of users and organization types does TortoiseMerge work with?
TortoiseMerge works with these users and organization types: Mid Size Business, Small Business, Enterprise, Freelance, Nonprofit, Government, and Startup.
Q: What languages does TortoiseMerge support in their product?
TortoiseMerge supports these languages: English.
Q: What kind of support options does TortoiseMerge offer?
TortoiseMerge offers support via online.
Q: What other applications or services does TortoiseMerge integrate with?
TortoiseMerge integrates with: AWS Marketplace.
Q: What type of training does TortoiseMerge provide?
TortoiseMerge provides training in the form of documentation.
