Posted   by 

Meld Download Mac

I love Meld. It’s is my favorite diff tool, and one of the tools I missed the most when I switched over to Mac from Linux.

MAutoPitch is a simple but great sounding automatic pitch correction plugin designed for vocals and other monophonic instruments. Besides making the audio more in-tune, MAutoPitch also provides creative features such as formant shift and stereo-expansion. It is quick, easy to use and free! Try our web or desktop-based torrent clients for Mac, all available in one location. Download the version that is best for you.

Except, you can run Meld on Mac too. The easiest way is using Homebrew, via brew install meld. If you don’t have Homebrew on your Mac yet, it will only take a minute to install via one simple command, and you will probably end up installing it at some point anyway.

Update 02/15/2019

Meld Download Mac

Here is what I had to do to get it working in 2020.

  1. Download and Install Yousseb fork for Mac https://yousseb.github.io/meld/.
  2. Create a meld file somewhere on my path, with code from comment by Levsa (pasted bellow) https://techtldr.com/how-to-run-meld-on-mac-os-x-yosemite-without-homebrew-macports-or-think/#comment-50195
  3. Make sure the file is still executable sudo chmod a+x ~/bin/meld

Improved Script from Levsa:

Meld Download Mac

Old Post:

Note: `brew install meld` will probably fail, but the error will show you the proper command to run. In February of 2016 for me that command was `brew install homebrew/gui/meld`, some people report that `brew install homebrew/x11/meld` worked for them. Just read the outputted message carefully. It will probably have to pull in a lot of dependencies so it might take a while, but it should work.

For some reason Homebrew did not work for me on my new Mac back in February of 2015, so I had to look for other options (hence the “Without Homebrew, MacPorts, or Think” part in the original title of this article).

After some intense Googling, I came across this AWESOME fork of Meld. It is Meld packaged with all of the dependencies into a regular .dmg. Pleae make sure to visit the official project page – Meld for OSX.

Note: I am linking to release tagged osx-v1, there have been other releases since then. Some of them did not work for all users, but the latest release (OSX – 3.15.2) suppose to work. You might have to try a few release to find the one that works for you. The author of of that package posts his updates in the comments sometimes, so be on a lookout for that. If all fails I recommend using version osx-v1, since it seems to work for most users.

As I said earlier, Meld.dmg “just worked” for me, except that it didn’t work in the command line, and that is where I need it the most.

I wrote the following script (in python since you already need it to run meld) and placed it in ~/bin folder (making sure to add ~/bin to my PATH, see bellow).

Note: There is a cleaner version posted in the comments that should work with 3 arguments, allowing you to use meld as a merge tool. I have not tested it, but it looks like it should work, and it might be worth your time to try it first.

I then added that folder to my PATH via export PATH=~/bin:$PATH entry in my .bashrc file, to make sure that meld command got picked up in my terminal. You can reload your bash config via . ~/.bashrc or just restart the terminal. Type in meld and it should work.

I’ve been using it for a few weeks many months now, and yet to run into any problems. So there you have it, a working Meld on Mac OS X Yosemite, without having to use any 3rd party tools.

  • Updated February 13, 2016
    • Updated homebrew instructions
    • Updated Meld fork reference instructions

Meld

Being free and open source, Meld is a very popular tool on Windows (it's also available for Linux). It supports three-way comparing and merging and lets you edit files directly from the comparison view. Apart from diffing files, Meld also supports comparison of folders.

Beyond Compare

The Beyond Compare team makes a fine diff tool for Windows (as well as macOS and Linux, by the way). It goes well beyond (pun intended) diffing simple text and also allows comparing PDF, Excel and image files. The 'Pro' version also includes a solid three-way merge.

Download

Araxis Merge

Just like Beyond Compare, Araxis Merge supports more than just text and image files. It also lets you compare office documents (like MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, or ODF). It comes in standard and professional editions, and for people working on both Windows and macOS, it's good to know that a single license is valid for both platforms.

KDiff3

Another free and open source tool answers to the name of KDiff3. The project hasn't seen many updates in recent years (though you may be able to find more recent releases through this page), but it remains a solid diff and merge tool that should satisfy basic needs.

Get the Git Cheat Sheet

Download one of the web's most popular resources on Git! It's free!


DeltaWalker

Meld Download Mac Free

Much like Araxis, the DeltaWalker diff tool also lets you compare office files. However, it goes one step further by letting you compare file archives like ZIP, JAR, and TAR files. If you're regularly performing comparisons on a folder basis, it's good to know that DeltaWalker shines with great performance in this area. DeltaWalker supports Windows, macOS and Linux.

P4Merge

Perforce, the company best known for its enterprise version control platform, also offers a solid diff tool: P4Merge is free of charge and comes with a basic feature set that makes it an interesting option on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Code Compare

Besides offering all the standard diff and merge capabilities, Code Compare comes with some special features like syntax highlighting, semantic code comparison and a VisualStudio integration.
The basic version can be used free of charge, while the Professional Edition delivers the full feature set.

WinMerge

WinMerge is an open-source diff tool with some nice features like folder and image comparison, and three-way file comparison.

Guiffy

Meld download mac download

Guiffy is a full-featured tool with syntax highlighting, three-way comparisons and merges, and multiple comparison algorithms. It comes in pro and expert versions, and supports Windows, macOS and Linux.


Integrations

Another aspect to watch out for is integrations: before choosing your favorite tool, you should make sure that it plays nicely with the rest of your tool chain. I can already confirm that most of the mentioned tools work seamlessly with Tower, our own Git client.

Download Mac Browser

If you don't need the power of a dedicated Diff tool application, the integrated diff views in Tower might even be sufficient for you:

See for yourself and try it 30 days for free.


Conclusion

Meld Download Mac Free

Diff & merge apps are amongst the most underestimated tools. But a good one can be really helpful in a lot of situations. Try one of the above and see for yourself!

Meld Download Mac Os

Get the Git Cheat Sheet

Meld Download Mac Download

Download one of the web's most popular resources on Git! It's free!