Download Beyond Compare 4.3.1 build 24438

Scooter Software has released version 4.3.1 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 differences between them can disappear this page are being found. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

Notable Changes

• Linux: Fixed compatibility with Linux distributions that no longer provide Qt4.
• macOS: Improved stability and various other fixes.

File Formats

• macOS: Fixed Conversion dropdown including its content multiple times.

File Views

• macOS: Fixed horizontal scrolling behavior to follow “Natural Scrolling”.
• macOS: Fixed line height when using certain fonts.

Folder Compare

• macOS: Fixed incorrect comparison results after file conversion errors.
• macOS: Fixed selecting preset filters in the Name Filter combobox on the toolbar.

Home View

• macOS: Fixed default keyboard focus for comparisons launched from the Home view.

Installer

• Linux: 64-bit installer packages now include a private copy of Qt4.
• macOS: Fixed Check for Updates new version install failing until a manual update and system restart.

Misc

• macOS: Fixed treeviews not drawing correctly (Folder Compare Sync Preview, Folder Compare operation “Hidden Items” dialog, etc).
• macOS: Fixed Comparison Info dialog drawing treeview over the top of the close button.
• macOS: Fixed closing a view to activate the second most recently active one rather than the most recently created one.
• macOS: Fixed dragging a file from Finder onto a path edit inserting just the filename under macOS 10.15 Catalina.

Table Compare

• macOS: Improved compatibility and stability when comparing Excel .xls and .xlsx files.
• macOS: Fixed Excel conversion failures being silently ignored.
• macOS: Fixed height or inline edit in line details.
• macOS: Fixed incorrect character coloring for lines with extended (non-ASCII) characters on them.

Crashes

• macOS: Fixed crash when opening files with paths containing CJK characters.
• macOS: Fixed crash when editing archive associations in Preferences.