

Over time WinMerge has added many features to make it easy to compare files and folders. It is here where WinMerge excels in understanding the differences and merging changes as appropriate.

Especially true for IT professionals, as working with configuration files can lead to issues if making the wrong change. There are many times that understanding the differences between a set of files or folders is critical to making sure that just the right operations are done. WinMerge Portable (by PortableApps.WinMerge is an exceptionally useful and open source differencing and merging tool for Windows.It was also the last version to ship with an ANSI version of WinMerge. WinMerge version 2.12.4 was the last version to ship with Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 runtimes that support Windows 95/98/ME/NT.

WinMerge version 2.14.0 was the last version to ship with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 runtimes that support Windows 2000. Other Versions WinMerge 2.14.0 for Windows 2000
