Beyond Compare 5.2.0.31866 beta released.
Warning: Changed how saved passwords are stored. Exported profiles are compatible with previous versions, but downgrading an install will treat the passwords as blank.
Downloads, Change Log:
www.scootersoftware.com/beta/
We appreciate your feedback!
03.02.2026 19:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.7.31736.
macOS: Fixed hangs when opening "Settings" dialog or using "Install Command Line Tools..." on macOS 26.2 Tahoe.
Windows: Installer and executables are now only signed with an SHA-256 digital signature and no longer include an SHA-1 one.
18.12.2025 22:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The end (of the year) is nigh! If you've been waiting to scoop BC up on sale, you'll have another chance as the calendar turns itself over.
Take 20% off of any BC license with code HAPPYNY from December 30th, 2025 until January 3rd, 2026 (U.S. CST): www.scootersoftware.com/sales/promo
17.12.2025 19:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A lovingly worn teddy bear, Chuckie, sits surrounded by brightly colored packages with bows.
Cyber Monday is coming up, and so is a fab ONE DAY SALE on BC!
Take 25% off of any Beyond Compare license December 1st, 2025 (U.S. CST) with coupon code CYBERMON25.
Mark your calendars now so you don't miss it! 😎
www.scootersoftware.com/sales/promo
20.11.2025 19:42 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Beyond Compare 5.1.6.31527 released. General stability and polish improvements.
29.10.2025 21:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.5.31310.
Updated 7-zip library to v25.01. Fixes CVE-2025-53816 and CVE-2025-53817.
macOS/Linux: Fixed repeatedly using Open Clipboard in file compares toggling between the clipboard contents and nothing.
Fixed slow/jittery column resizing in Table Compare.
08.09.2025 20:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.4.31268.
Notable Changes
macOS/Linux: Fixed crash regressions introduced in 5.1.3.
26.08.2025 20:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.3.31238.
Updated UnRAR to fix another directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088).
General stability improvements and enhancements.
15.08.2025 16:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.2.31185.
Fixed mouse clicks on checkboxes in list tables not toggling the correct checkbox, broken in 5.1.1.
Fixed Text Compare crash when deleting a single line difference.
24.07.2025 20:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Beyond Compare 5.1.1.31157 released.
Updated unrar to v7.12 (Windows) and v7.1.8 (macOS/Linux) to fix a vulnerability.
Linux: Creating empty /etc/default/bcompare file prevents .rpm package from adding BC repository.
Linux: Launcher script sets QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb to improve Wayland behavior.
22.07.2025 19:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Chuckie suns himself on a blanket in swimwear
There's nothing quite as sweet...the breeze, the sun: these are the days.
To celebrate the arrival of Summer*, we're having a special one day discount. On June 20th** only, take 20% off of any BC license using ITSSUMMER.
www.scootersoftware.com/sales/promo
*And our webmaster's birthday
**US CDT
11.06.2025 19:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.0.31016.
Re-added support for disjointed row selection to Table Compare.
Improved Home View to make less common comparison types more discoverable.
Various other enhancements and stability improvements.
04.06.2025 19:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This is a bug in BC5 that causes an off by 1 hour issue for timestamps in certain situations. Our lead developer is working on a fix. Workaround until the fix is released: click the Rules toolbar button, go to the Comparison tab, then check Ignore daylight saving difference (1 hour).
30.04.2025 18:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
We've released Beyond Compare 5.0.7.30840.
Notable Changes:
General stability and polish improvements.
16.04.2025 22:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Sorry, filters don't support absolute paths, they're always global (*.xml) or relative to the base folder (.\*.xml).
11.04.2025 14:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Open in New View makes the selected folder the base folder. Because your filter is .\bin\*.xml, it's relative to that new base folder.
11.04.2025 13:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The filter is relative to the base folder. If the base folder is c:\folder\, then .\bin\*.xml will exclude files matching c:\folder\bin\*.xml. If the base folder is c:\folder\bin\, then .\bin\*.xml will exclude files matching c:\folder\bin\bin\*.xml.
11.04.2025 13:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Scooter Software - Home of Beyond Compare
Scooter Software: Home of Beyond Compare
Scooter Software has an opening for a Customer Support Engineer in Madison, WI.
Job description and how to apply: www.scootersoftware.com/about/job_su...
04.03.2025 17:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We've released Beyond Compare 5.0.6.30713.
Notable Changes:
Improved ability to modify comparison settings in Table Compare's main view.
General improvements and stability fixes.
27.02.2025 21:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
