Software Update: Beyond Compare 4.1.1 build 20615

Scooter Software released the final release of Beyond Compare version 4.1 a few days ago and a small update has already been released. This very extensive program, which is available for Windows, Linux and now also for OS X, allows files to be compared. In addition, it is possible to compare complete folders, ftp locations and archives. Beyond Compare is available in a standard and a pro version, with Prices that start at $30. The mutual differences can be this page are being found. The main changes that have been made can be found below.

Notable Changes in version 4.1.1.20615

• Added “Use IPv6 when available” tweak.
• Fixed crash when opening “File Formats” dialog from an empty MP3, registry, or version compare session.
• Fixed exporting file formats either exporting the wrong formats or crashing.

Notable Changes in version 4.1.0.20575

• Windows/Linux: Added 64-bit version that handles significantly larger comparisons.
• Linux: Updated user interface to use Qt 4.8 instead of Qt 3.3.
• Windows: Comparing Microsoft Excel spreadsheets (.xls, .xlsx) is now significantly faster and no longer requires Excel.
• OS X/Linux: Added support for Microsoft Word documents and Excel spreadsheets (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx).
• Windows: Added support for Microsoft OneDrive.
• OS X/Linux: Added read/write support for 7-zip .7z archives and read-only support for many additional types (.iso, .rar, .dmg, etc).
• Added support for .xz and .tar.xz archives.
• OS X: Added MP3 compare.
• Added support for 3-way merges in the “External” format.
• Added support for IPv6 to FTP and FTPS connections.
• Windows: Added support for IPv6 to SFTP, WebDAV, and cloud services connections.
• Windows: Added support for taskbar jump lists on Windows 7 and up.
• OS X/Linux: Fixed SSL validation to not warn for certificates signed by trusted certificate authorities (affects FTPS, WebDAV, and cloud services).
• Linux: “PDF Documents” file format is now included by default.
• Windows: Improved appearance when using 125%, 150%, and 200% DPI scaling and high contrast themes.
• Linux: Dialog button order on Gnome is now right-to-left instead of always following KDE conventions.
• OS X: “Open With” now works with application bundles (.app).
• Numerous bug fixes, performance enhancements, and other improvements.