Open page navigation menu Close page navigation menu Windows macOS Araxis Merge for Windows 2025.0 User Guide Introduction Start HereInstant Overview of File Comparison and MergingInstant Overview of Folder Comparison and SynchronizationMaking the Most of the RibbonFrequently Asked QuestionsLegal NoticesEnd-User Licence Agreement for Araxis Merge Software Installation How to InstallInstalling Using WinGetInstalling from an MSI (Windows Installer) Setup PackageUpgrading From an Older Version of MergeTroubleshooting InstallationUninstalling Merge File Comparisons Comparing Text Files (or Typed/Pasted Text)Comparing Image FilesComparing Binary FilesComparing Text Files for PatchingCreating a File Comparison ReportFile Comparison HTML Report ExamplesFile Comparison HTML Slideshow Report ExampleFile Comparison XML Report ExampleUNIX diff Edit Script Report ExampleUNIX diff Context Report ExampleUNIX diff Unified Report ExampleSynchronization LinksEditing FilesMerging FilesSaving FilesFile Comparison StatisticsPrinting File ComparisonsWorking with Character EncodingsThree-Way File Comparison and MergingAutomatic File MergingSaving Comparisons for Archival or Team CollaborationAccessing Versions Stored by Windows System Protection Folder Comparisons Comparing FoldersCreating a Folder Comparison ReportFolder Comparison HTML Report ExamplesFolder Comparison XML Report ExampleLaunching File ComparisonsSynchronizing (Merging) FoldersThree-Way Folder ComparisonsAutomatic Folder MergingFolder Comparison StatisticsPrinting Folder ComparisonsFolder Comparison Filters Customizing Merge The Options DialogText ComparisonsDisplayLine PairingAdvanced Line-Pairing OptionsEdit Line-Pairing RuleSyntax HighlightingEncodingEditingFormattingLine ExpressionsEdit Line ExpressionRegular Expression ReferenceBlock ExpressionsEdit Block ExpressionFile ComparisonsFonts and ColoursFile TypesEdit File TypePrintingFolder ComparisonsMethodDisplayFonts and ColoursFiltersLaunchPrintingApplicationDisplayCredentialsFTPNotificationsMaintenanceCustomizing Printed Headers and Footers Keyboard Shortcuts File Comparison Keyboard ShortcutsFolder Comparison Keyboard Shortcuts Using Merge With Other Products Integrating with GitIntegrating with Source Control, Configuration Management, and Other ApplicationsFile-System PluginsGit File-System PluginMercurial File-System PluginSubversion File-System PluginPerforce File-System Plugin (Deprecated)FTP File-System Plugin (Deprecated)AllChange File-System Plugin Other Ways to Control Merge Command-Line ReferenceIntroduction to the Automation APIIntroduction to the .NET Assembly (Deprecated) Automation API Reference Automation API OverviewPrimary objectsMerge.Application ObjectTextComparison ObjectBinaryComparison ObjectImageComparison ObjectFolderComparison ObjectPreferences ObjectAncillary objectsDoublePreferences ObjectEncoding ObjectEncodings ObjectFilter ObjectFilters ObjectFilterFileType ObjectFilterFileTypes ObjectFilterPattern ObjectFolderSortOrder EnumerationLongPreferences ObjectRegularExpression ObjectRegularExpressions ObjectStringPreferences ObjectThreeWayMergeActions ObjectThreeWayMergeAction ObjectEnumerationsChangeStyle EnumerationConfigDouble EnumerationConfigLong EnumerationConfigString EnumerationFileComparisonError EnumerationFileComparisonResult EnumerationFileType EnumerationFileViewType EnumerationFilterComparisonType EnumerationFolderComparisonResult EnumerationFolderComparisonThoroughness EnumerationFolderFileType EnumerationLineEndingStyle EnumerationPageOrientation EnumerationPatternFilter EnumerationPatternMatch EnumerationThreeWayMergeActionType EnumerationWhitespace Enumeration Folder Comparison XML Report Example The example folder comparison XML report was generated by comparing two folders.