winget install --id ScooterSoftware.BeyondCompare.5About Beyond Compare 5
Beyond Compare is the popular choice for data comparison. Compare folders, text files, images, and tables. Review differences efficiently and merge changes with confidence.
What's new in 5.2.1.32035
Notable Changes - Windows: Fixed .docx conversion failures when the system ANSI codepage is a DBCS one. - Windows: Fixed report Print, Print Preview, and Print to PDF scaling fonts incorrectly. - Windows: Fixed crash when trying to uninstall a "Current User" install. - General polish and stability improvements. Appearance - Fixed Folder Sync's Session Settings > Sync icons showing as blank squares when editing a session from the Home View. - Windows: Fixed width of indentation in treeview shown in Media Compare > Session Settings > Importance on high DPI displays. - Linux: Fixed overly thick menu separators on high DPI displays. Hex Compare - Fixed hex editor key handling ([Shift+Tab] keeps selection, [Shift+Left] updates selection, [Delete] affects next byte if none selected). Home View - Fixed launching multiple comparisons from the Home View opening tabs in an inconsistent order. Reports - Windows: Fixed Print, Print Preview, and Print to PDF scaling fonts incorrectly. - Windows: Fixed Print Preview scaling incorrectly on secondary monitors. Text Views - Windows: Fixed .docx conversion failures when the system ANSI codepage is a DBCS one. Crashes - Windows: Fixed crash when trying to uninstall a "Current User" install. - Linux: Fixed hang when using Help > Check for Updates to install a .deb or .rpm package. - Linux: Fixed hang when opening a comparison while the display is scaled by more than 200%. - macOS: Fixed crash when loading SVG images.
Version history
| Version | Updated | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 5.2.1.32035 | Unknown | Notable Changes - Windows: Fixed .docx conversion failures when the system ANSI codepage is a DBCS one. - Windows: Fixed report Print, Print Preview, and Print to PDF scaling fonts incorrectly. - Windows: Fixed crash whe... |
| 5.2.0.31950 | Unknown | Notable Changes - Added support for comparing and filtering Unix owner/group/file type and additional Windows file attributes (e.g., symbolic link, offline). - Expanded support for disabling features via admin policies.... |
| 5.1.7.31736 | Unknown | Notable Changes - 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... |
| 5.1.6.31527 | Unknown | Notable Changes - General stability and polish improvements. Appearance - Windows: Fixed dark mode list tables showing a white space at the right and bottom edges of the column headers. - Windows: Fixed list tables showi... |
| 5.1.5.31310 | Unknown | Changes - Updated 7-zip library to v25.01. Fixes CVE-2025-53816 (RAR archive vulnerability) and CVE-2025-53817 (COM compound file vulnerability). - macOS/Linux: Fixed repeatedly using Open Clipboard in file compares togg... |
| 5.1.4.31268 | Unknown | Notable Changes - macOS/Linux: Fixed crash regressions introduced in 5.1.3. Folder Compare - Fixed pop-up message so it always appears above the log. - "Find Filename" dialog now always keeps one side or the other checke... |
| 5.1.2.31185 | Unknown | Changes - 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. |
| 5.1.1.31157 | Unknown | Notable Changes - Updated unrar to v7.12 (Windows DLL) and v7.1.8 (macOS/Linux source), fixing a path extraction vulnerability. - Linux: Creating an empty /etc/default/bcompare file will prevent the .rpm package from add... |
| 5.1.0.31016 | Unknown | Notable Changes - 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. Appe... |
| 5.0.7.30840 | Unknown | Notable Changes - General stability and polish improvements. Appearance - Dark mode: Fixed contrast for border lines used for Table Compare grid and "current line" in various views. File Views - Fixed comparison thumbnai... |
| 5.0.6.30713 | Unknown | Notable Changes - Improved ability to modify comparison settings in Table Compare's main view. - General improvements and stability fixes. FTP - Fixed midnight timestamps on SFTP servers not adjusting based on the time z... |
| 5.0.5.30614 | Unknown | Notable Changes - Improved Table Compare user interface for column alignment. - SFTP profile's "Use aggressive uploads to OpenSSH servers" option is now turned off by default. - Windows: Explorer context menu's "Hide 'Se... |
| 5.0.4.30422 | Unknown | Notable Changes - Fixed SFTP public key authentication failures when the server has SHA-1 disabled. - Fixed Text Merge crash when taking changes on a line that is longer than the maximum line length. - Added per-sheet al... |
| 5.0.3.30258 | Unknown | Notable Changes - Windows: Significantly improved Explorer context menu extension, including re-adding main menu/submenu configuration where possible, support for processes running as Administrator, and limited ARM64 sup... |
| 5.0.2.30045 | Unknown | Notable Changes - Added "Side" option to Folder Compare "Alignment Override" settings to match from right to left. - General fixes and stability improvements. File Views - Fixed updating sided display filters when using... |