Windows utility that combines directory compare and file compare

Beyond Compare

Beyond Compare 4.2.5.23088

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Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of Beyond Compare 4.2.5.23088.


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What's new in this version:

Cloud Services:
- Fixed uploads to Dropbox failing silently for files larger than 150 MB

File Formats:
- Improved "XML Tidy" handling of user defined entities
- Fixed "XML Sort" and "XML Tidy" to preserve original character encoding

Folder Compare:
- Linux: Fixed support for 'Align filenames with different Unicode normalization forms'
- Version information is now shown for any file types associated with the Version Compare
- Fixed file operation "Pause/Resume" button's hint when paused
- Unix: Fixed file timestamps being off by up to 2 seconds due to a lossy UTC <-> local conversion

FTP:
- Fixed SFTP/SCP connections not closing after an error (e.g., user cancel on "Unrecognized SSH host key" dialog)

Misc:
- Added Simplified Chinese as an official language for Windows and macOS
- Linux: Added context menus for KDE5
- Windows: Fixed BcClipboard incompatibility with MS Excel, PowerShell ISE, and Visual Studio
- Updated copyright date to 2018

Reports:
- Generated reports are now encoded with ANSI if both input files are ANSI on Windows, and UTF-8 for all other cases. The UTF-8 byte order mark is only written on Windows
- Folder Compare Reports using "Include links to file reports" now uses child session settings

Text Edit:
- Find & Replace "Replace with" can now use n and r to add line breaks when using regular expressions

Text Views:
- Fixed copying forcibly wrapped lines

Crashes:
- Fixed Picture Compare "Summary" report crash