TextMerger

TextMerger is a cross-platform desktop application built with Rust/Tauri that lets you easily merge content from multiple files into one.

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Table of Contents

• Features
• Supported Formats
• Installation
  • Windows
  • Linux
    • Debian/Ubuntu (.deb)
    • Fedora/RHEL/openSUSE (.rpm)
    • Arch Linux (AUR)
    • AppImage (Universal)
• Building from Source
  • Prerequisites
  • Build Steps
• Contributing
• AI Disclosure
• License

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Features

• Tabbed Interface: Work on multiple projects at once. Create, rename, merge, and reorder tabs.
• Drag & Drop support for files and folders
• Smart Filtering: Configure global exclusion patterns (e.g., node_modules, .git)
• One-click Copy of merged text
• Save merged content to a new file
• Toggle Preview: Show or hide file contents in the merged output
• Customizable Shortcuts
• Multi-language support (English, Italian, German, French, Spanish)
• Light/Dark theme

Supported Formats

TextMerger works with a wide range of file types, including:

• Source code: .py, .js, .ts, .rs, .c, .cpp, .java, .go, .rb, .php, and more
• Web files: .html, .css, .scss, .jsx, .tsx, .vue, .svelte
• Markup & config: .json, .yaml, .toml, .xml, .md, .ini
• Special formats: Jupyter Notebooks (.ipynb), PDFs, CSVs

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Installation

Windows

Download the installer from the Releases page:

Format	Description
.exe	NSIS installer (recommended)
.msi	MSI installer for enterprise deployment

1. Download textmerger_x.x.x_x64-setup.exe or textmerger_x.x.x_x64_en-US.msi
2. Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions
3. Launch TextMerger from the Start Menu

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Linux

Debian/Ubuntu (.deb)

Download the .deb package from the Releases page and install it:

# Download (replace x.x.x with the version number)
wget https://github.com/pierspad/textmerger/releases/download/vx.x.x/textmerger_x.x.x_amd64.deb

# Install
sudo dpkg -i textmerger_x.x.x_amd64.deb

# Fix any missing dependencies
sudo apt-get install -f

Or install directly with apt:

sudo apt install ./textmerger_x.x.x_amd64.deb

Fedora/RHEL/openSUSE (.rpm)

Download the .rpm package from the Releases page and install it:

# Fedora
sudo dnf install textmerger-x.x.x-1.x86_64.rpm

# RHEL/CentOS
sudo yum install textmerger-x.x.x-1.x86_64.rpm

# openSUSE
sudo zypper install textmerger-x.x.x-1.x86_64.rpm

Arch Linux (AUR)

TextMerger is available on the AUR. Install it using your favorite AUR helper:

# Using yay
yay -S textmerger

# Using paru
paru -S textmerger

# Using pamac (Manjaro)
pamac build textmerger

Or manually:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/textmerger.git
cd textmerger
makepkg -si

AppImage (Universal)

AppImage works on most Linux distributions without installation:

# Download (replace x.x.x with the version number)
wget https://github.com/pierspad/textmerger/releases/download/vx.x.x/textmerger_x.x.x_amd64.AppImage

# Make it executable
chmod +x textmerger_x.x.x_amd64.AppImage

# Run
./textmerger_x.x.x_amd64.AppImage

Tip: You can use AppImageLauncher to integrate AppImages with your desktop environment.

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Building from Source

Prerequisites

• Rust (1.77 or later) - Install Rust

• Node.js (v18 or later) and npm - Install Node.js

• System dependencies (Linux only):

  Debian/Ubuntu:

  sudo apt-get install -y \
    libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev \
    librsvg2-dev \
    patchelf \
    libgtk-3-dev \
    libayatana-appindicator3-dev

  Fedora:

  sudo dnf install -y \
    webkit2gtk4.1-devel \
    librsvg2-devel \
    gtk3-devel \
    libappindicator-gtk3-devel \
    patchelf

  Arch Linux:

  sudo pacman -S webkit2gtk gtk3 cairo gdk-pixbuf2 glib2 pango libappindicator-gtk3

Build Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/pierspad/textmerger.git
   cd textmerger

2. Navigate to the application directory:

   cd textmerger

3. Install frontend dependencies:

   npm install

4. Run in development mode:

   npm run tauri dev

5. Build for release:

   npm run tauri build

   The built packages will be located in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/:

   • Linux: .deb, .rpm, .AppImage
   • Windows: .exe, .msi

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Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss your ideas.

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AI Disclosure

This project was developed with the assistance of Large Language Models, used to support code writing and documentation.

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License

This project is licensed under the GPL v3 License – see the LICENSE file for details.