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DirectCompare

Name: DirectCompare
Author: DirectCompare

Compare folders, Git repos, archives, FTP servers, and more - side by side or up to 16 sources at once.

Limited free plan
Windows and Linux

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Technical details

Pricing: Limited free planconfirmed by Automatic reading of the official pages
Excerpt from directcompare.dev, read on 8 November 2026
files, folders, github repos, archives, and more — from one tool. directcompare gives you a seriously capable free tier for 2-way directory comparison, exports, bookmarks, sessions, keyboard shortcuts, and themes — then unlocks n-way comparison, git, archives, github, ftp/sftp, similarity Open the page
License: Proprietary, freeconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Open source: not documented
Commercial use: not documented
Account required: not documented
Credit card required: not documented
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Unspecified source · Windows: Unspecified source, Winget
Publisher: DirectCompare
Latest version: 1.9.4
Source code: github.com/directcompare/directcompare

Overview

Features described on its official website and in its Winget manifest: keyboard shortcuts and Git integration.

File formats mentioned: CSV, JSON, HTML, ZIP, 7Z and RAR.

Services and protocols mentioned: FTP and SFTP.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Basic (free): 2-way directory comparison, exports (CSV, HTML, JSON), bookmarks, sessions, keyboard shortcuts, and themes.” — Winget, 10 November 2026
“Git integration, and archive support (ZIP, TAR, 7Z, RAR, ISO, CAB).” — Winget, 10 November 2026

At a glance

DirectCompare offers a limited free plan; advanced features or heavier use are paid.

It is distributed under a proprietary licence: free to use under its terms, which may change; that licence is not an open source licence.

Weaknesses

Limited free plan

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Automatic reading of the official pages (free status) — 10 November 2026
Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) — 9 November 2026
Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (source code, publisher, licence, platforms, version) — 8 November 2026
Last technical check: 8 November 2026
Description from github.com — Manifeste Winget (MIT)

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