Software Update: Beyond Compare 4.3.0 build 24364

Scooter Software has released version 4.3.0 of Beyond Compare. This very comprehensive 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, for Prices that start at $30. The mutual differences can be this page are being found. Since version 4.2.7, the following changes and improvements have been made:

Changes in 4.3.0 build 24364

Notable Changes

• macOS: Upgraded to 64-bit and re-implemented interface in Cocoa. Supported versions are now macOS 10.11 through 10.15.
• macOS: Added support for Microsoft OneDrive.
• macOS: Text editor enhanced with macOS-specific behavior and improved performance.
• macOS: Added support for Full Screen mode.
• Fixed Solitaire Diff alignment never completing if the last line of the comparison is an orphan.

Cloud Services

• macOS: Added support for Microsoft OneDrive.

File Formats

• Fixed “Description” field for new file formats including text from most recently used file format.

misc

• macOS: Added support for autocompletion in path edits.
• macOS: “Check for Updates” now uses HTTPS connections.
• macOS: Fixed ‘Reveal in Finder’ so it doesn’t ask the user for permission to automate Finder before it works.
• macOS: Added support for per-monitor high-DPI images.
• macOS: App bundle is now notarized by Apple.

Registry Compare

• Windows: Fixed undo/redo handling or swapped sides.

Text Views

• macOS: Added support for custom keybindings in ~/Library/Keybindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict.
• macOS: Added support for long-pressing a letter to select an accented variant.
• macOS: Added support for system popup dictionary (Ctrl+Cmd+D).
• macOS: Added support for deleting accents on characters and segments in multi-segment glyphs (Ctrl+BkSp).
• macOS: Added support for Killing (Ctrl+K) and Yanking (Ctrl+Y)
• macOS: Added support for setMark:, selectToMark:, deleteToMark:, swapWithMark: keybinding commands.
• macOS: Improved editing performance.

Text Compare

• Fixed Solitaire Diff alignment never completing if the last line of the comparison is an orphan.

crashes

• Fixed crash when sorting Folder Compare/Sync by CRC.
• Windows: Fixed crash on exit when overriding the locale in the registry.
• Linux/macOS: Fixed crash when moving symbolic links across filesystems.

Changes in 4.2.10 build 23938

Notable Changes

• Windows: Added support for Windows 10 case sensitive folders.
• Windows: Fixed various issues with OneDrive profiles.

Cloud Services

• Windows: Fixed OneDrive support for deleting folders.
• Windows: OneDrive authentication now uses the default system web browser instead of an embedded one.
• Windows: Fixed hang/crash if the OneDrive authentication dialog was shown twice within a single running instance of BC.

File Views

• Unix: Fixed detecting character encoding errors when comparing files.

Folder Compare

• Windows: Added support for Windows 10 case sensitive folders.

misc

• Windows: Embedded web browser used for “View as Webpage” and “Check For Updates” will now use newer Internet Explorer engines, up to IE11, if they’re available.
• Added Beyond Compare’s CPU architecture to Check for Updates query.

Picture Compare

• “Auto Scale”, “Blend Toggle”, and “Difference Offset” are no longer stored with session defaults.

Text Merge

• Fixed position of “File Info” panel.

Changes in 4.2.9 build 23626

changes

• Windows: Upgraded OneDrive support to use the Microsoft Graph API.
  • Fixed support for OneDrive, which was using a discontinued service.
  • Added support for institutional (“Work or school”) accounts.
  • Fixed setting last modified times for folders.
  • KNOWN ISSUE: Creating or re-authenticating 2 OneDrive profiles within a single instance of Beyond Compare will kill Beyond Compare without warning. Restart BC after authenticating the profile to avoid the issue.

Changes in 4.2.8 build 23479

changes

• Windows: Fixed 32-bit install including 64-bit PdfToText.exe.
• Windows: Added support for standalone .svg files in Text Compare’s “Webpages” view.
• Added confirmation before canceling file operations when using Folder Compare’s “Align” command with two files/folders selected.