Compare Files, Folders
Beyond Compare allows you to quickly and easily compare your files and folders.
By using simple, powerful commands you can focus on the differences you're
interested in and ignore those you're not. You can then merge the changes,
synchronize your files, and generate reports for your records.
You can compare entire drives and folders at high speed, checking just sizes and
modified times. Or, thoroughly verify every file with byte-by-byte comparisons.
FTP sites and zip files are integrated seamlessly, so you can update your
website with the touch of a button.
Once you've found specific files you're interested in, Beyond Compare can
intelligently pick the best way to compare and display them. Text files can be
viewed and edited with syntax highlighting and comparison rules tweaked
specifically for documents, source code, and HTML. The text contents of
Microsoft Word .doc and Adobe .pdf files can also be compared but not edited.
Data files, executables, binary data, and images all have dedicated viewers as
well, so you always have a clear view of the changes.
Specialized Viewers
Beyond Compare includes built-in comparison viewers for a variety of data types.
Compare .csv data, Microsoft Excel workbooks, and HTML tables in a Data Compare
session. Compare images in a Picture Compare session.
3-way Merge
Introduced in version 3, Beyond Compare's new merge view allows you to combine
changes from two versions of a file into a single output. Its intelligent
approach allows you to quickly accept most changes while carefully examining
conflicts. Color coding and section highlighting allow you to accept, reject, or
combine changes, simply and easily. And, you can change any line in the output
with the built-in syntax-highlighting editor. By using Beyond Compare's powerful
file type support and ability to favor changes from one file, you can trivially
accept many changes without even seeing them.
You can use Beyond Compare directly from most version control systems, giving
you all of the powerful comparing and merging support you need when you need it
most. Integrated source control commands are also available, allowing you to
check in and check out files without interrupting your work.
Synchronize Folders
Beyond Compare's intuitive Folder Sync interface lets you reconcile differences
in your data automatically. You can efficiently update your laptop, backup your
computer, or manage your website, and Beyond Compare will handle all the
details. You can copy to and from disks, FTP servers, and zip files, all using
the same interface. Anything you don't want affected can be easily filtered out,
and all of the powerful comparison techniques are available, making the backup
as fast or robust as you need.
You can automate repetitive tasks using a flexible scripting language, and any
script can be called from the command line, allowing you to schedule your syncs
for when it's most convenient.
