Beyond Compare is a powerful file and folder comparison tool developed by Scooter Software. It enables users to compare files and folders quickly and merge changes effortlessly. Beyond Compare supports various comparison methods, including text, binary, and image comparisons, making it versatile for different types of files.

One of its key features is the ability to synchronize folders, allowing users to see differences between files and folders clearly and manage them effectively. It also integrates with version control systems like Git and SVN, enhancing its usefulness for developers and teams collaborating on projects.

Beyond Compare offers a user-friendly interface with customizable settings, making it easy to adjust the comparison criteria and view options according to individual preferences. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms, catering to a wide range of users across different operating systems.

Beyond Compare is a valuable tool for anyone who needs to compare files and folders accurately, manage differences efficiently, and synchronize content seamlessly across multiple platforms and environments. Its robust features and intuitive design make it a popular choice among professionals and enthusiasts alike.

Key Features:

• Folder and File Comparison: Compare entire directories and individual files side-by-side.
• 3-Way Merge: Merge changes between three files or folders efficiently.
• Synchronization: Keep files and folders in different locations up-to-date with one-way and two-way sync.
• Text, Image, and Hex Comparison: Compare text files with syntax highlighting, images pixel by pixel, and binary files in hex.
• Folder Merging: Intelligently merge differences between folders.
• Scripting and Automation: Automate tasks using built-in scripting capabilities.
• Customizable Views: Customize how differences are displayed for clarity.
• Integration: Integrates with version control systems like Git, SVN, and Mercurial.

- Data Compare
  - Updated parsing when pasting to work the same as an initial load for the
    purposes of delimiter type, quotes, leading/trailing whitespace, and
    consecutive delimiters.
  - Fixed Find when the only matches are in hidden columns.
  - Fixed tolerance support for localized decimal character.

- File Formats
  - Fixed "Registry Dumps" file format so comments only begin at the start of
    a line.

- File Views
  - Fixed gutter width when adding lines adds a digit to the line numbers.
  - Fixed splitter moving after saving changes to an originally empty side.

- Folder Compare
  - Double clicking in the space across from an orphan file now opens a file
    comparison view.
  - Fixed background coloring so "Same" color is only used for "Same" items.
  - Fixed "Flatten Folders" mode when sorting by path so it doesn't reset to
    sorting by name after certain actions (e.g., Exclude).
  - Fixed support for "Name Filter Preset" with name containing parentheses.

- Folder Sync
  - Fixed Legend dialog.
  - Fixed resizing the window very small and then larger to preserve the
    toolbar and panel layout.

- FTP
  - Added support for binary and rules-based content comparisons on FTP
    servers that don't report file sizes.

- Hex Compare
  - DEL character is now shown in the ASCII panel as '.'

- Linux
  - Fixed "General" options page enabling of "Show keyboard shortcut in hints".

- Misc
  - Fixed displaying workspace names containing '&' characters.
  - Fixed support for keyboard shortcuts using the semicolon.
  - Fixed color combobox not invalidating when switching from an element set
    to "Default" to one set to "Black".

- Options
  - Added registry value to disable check for updates for all users (Open
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Scooter Software\Beyond Compare and create a
    DWORD value named DisableCheckForUpdates with a value of 1).
  - Fixed "Folder Display" options page's "Factory Defaults" button to reset
    the Selection coloring's "Use System" option.
  - Fixed clearing "Shared sessions file" to update session treeviews.

- Picture Compare
  - Fixed "Only Difference Layout" handling of "AutoZoom".

- Registry Compare
  - Fixed support for modifying or deleting registry values with names
    containing "/" characters.

- Reports
  - Fixed HTML report handling of leading and trailing whitespace.
  - Fixed HTML report handling of two space characters that straddle a      tag.
  - Fixed tab expansion in Text Compare reports.
  - Fixed Folder Compare reports to not include FTP passwords and to use
    /title# command line arguments.
  - Fixed HTML report handling of soft hyphens.
  - Fixed filename collisions when saving multiple Picture Compare HTML
    reports to the same folder.

- Sessions
  - Fixed manually selected file formats not to appear in the Session dialog's
    File Format comboboxes twice.

- Text Edit
  - Fixed using "Open Clipboard" in a view followed by "Open with Text Edit"
    using current clipboard instead of the pasted view's data.

- Text Compare
  - Fixed displaying replacements with leading '_' characters in the Session
    Settings dialog.
  - Fixed updating the splitter position after saving pasted text.
  - Fixed "Next Difference" behavior when there are unimportant alignment gaps.
  - Fixed crash on startup.

- Text Merge
  - Fixed changing file format settings to prompt before regenerating the
    merge output.
  - Fixed center pane not detecting some grammar elements.