Beyond Compare is a utility for comparing things. Things like text files, folders, zip archives, FTP sites, etc. Use it to manage source code, keep folders in sync, compare program output, and validate CD copies.

Beyond Compare is a useful and reliable utility that will help you compare and synchronize your files and folders.

Although there is support for automatic functions, the main goal of Beyond Compare is to help you analyze differences in detail, and carefully reconcile them. It commands a wide range of file and text operations.

Beyond Compare distinguishes the information it compares as either files or folders. Beyond Compare is not limited to comparing folders and files on its host computer. It can compare folders and files over a network connection or via F T P.

Key features
В· compare text files
В· compare folders, zip archives, ftp sites
В· update websites
В· merge code changes
В· compare program output.

4.2.3.22587 - AUGUST 30, 2017
Cloud Services
Fixed WebDAV showing invalid subfolders with the same name as the parent folder.
Command Line
Linux: Fixed excessive CPU usage when launching a second comparison from the command line.
FTP
Unix: Fixed crash when loading an FTP profile with the timezone set to Rome.
Misc
View tab bar no longer shows "Select Tab" and "Close Other Tabs" commands if there is only one tab.
Updated various icons.
MP3 Compare
Improved handling of AENC, GEOB, and APIC tags.
Options
Added "Minimum clip length" to clipboard manager to avoid saving passwords or other short text (defaults to 32).
Reports
Fixed display of custom display filter names (e.g. "[Differences]" instead of "Differences" when orphans not included).
Fixed UTF-8 reports not including a byte order mark, causing problems when importing them into Excel or viewing them in some web browsers.
Sessions
Session Settings dialog's "Swap sides" button now also affects "Disable editing" checkboxes.
Text Views
Unix: Fixed accented characters being entered as '?' when typed.
Crashes
macOS: Fixed startup crash on macOS 10.13 High Sierra beta.
Unix: Fixed Folder Compare crash when opening Options dialog from the Log panel.



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