Plugin System

WinXMerge supports a plugin system that lets you run external commands with file path placeholders.

Configuration

Plugins are configured in ~/.config/winxmerge/settings.json:

{
  "plugins": [
    {
      "name": "Format with Prettier",
      "command": "prettier --write {LEFT} {RIGHT}"
    },
    {
      "name": "Open in VS Code",
      "command": "code --diff {LEFT} {RIGHT}"
    }
  ]
}

Placeholders

Placeholder	Description
{LEFT}	Path to the left file
{RIGHT}	Path to the right file

Usage

Configured plugins appear in the Plugins menu. Select a plugin to execute its command with the current file paths substituted.