Araxis Merge

Spec sheet

Purpose

Araxis Merge is a Windows and macOS application for two-way and three-way file comparison, merging, and folder synchronization.Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com

Intended users

Araxis describes Merge as suited to software developers, legal and publishing professionals, code reviewers and auditors, and release and quality-control managers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com

Trial

The evaluation is fully functional and expires after 30 days.Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com

Integrations

The feature list names integrations with editors and version-control or configuration-management systems including Mercurial, Git, Subversion, and Perforce.Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com

Support

New licences include one year of support and product updates, and renewal after the first year is optional.Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com

Headquarters

Isle of Man, British IslesRead 28 Sep 2026 · araxis.com

Automation

Merge includes a command-line interface, a Windows Automation API, a macOS AppleScript API, and a Windows .NET assembly.Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com

Edition limit

Standard provides two-way comparison and merging; three-way comparison, merging, and related features are Professional-only.Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com

Folder comparison

It compares and synchronizes directory trees, and supports archive comparison on Windows.Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com

Image and binary comparison

It compares image files at the pixel level and binary files at the byte level.Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com

Licensing limit

A standard non-site, non-enterprise licence is needed per machine, with the primary user permitted to use it on up to three additional computers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com

Office and document formats

It extracts and compares text from Microsoft Office, OpenDocument, PDF, and RTF files; document layout and formatting are not shown in text comparisons.Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com

Reports

File comparison reports can be created in HTML, HTML slideshow, XML, or UNIX diff format, while folder reports can be HTML or XML.Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com

Repository access

Git and Mercurial plugins provide read-only access to earlier revisions in local repositories; the product page says those plugins do not access remote repositories.Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com

Security update

Merge 2026.1 removed its own credential store and the Perforce, Subversion, and FTP file-system plugins after Araxis disclosed credential-storage security issues in earlier versions.Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com

Text comparison

It compares text files, highlights changes within lines, and supports point-and-click merging and in-place editing.Read 8 Oct 2026 · araxis.com

Plans and prices

Every Araxis Merge plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• File Comparison Software#3 of 338.4
• Diff and Merge Tools#3 of 298.4