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UltraCompare v2023.1


Modernized user interface, more fine-tuning parameters, and all new ways to sync and merge files.

UltraCompare gets a revolutionary update in 2023. Some of the notable changes in this release are visual tweaks to the comparison interface, new folder compare options, and more granular control on how comparisons are executed.

It will also be the first major release that will make its way to the Windows and Mac versions of UltraCompare simultaneously.

The most prominent update will be the functional facelift of the tool’s main comparison panes. Careful thought has gone into deciding what needs to be updated and what would make the most sense in making compare merges much more intuitive.

UC 2023 comes with a lot of new filter options and compare parameters. This includes new tweakable options to fine tune your compare and merge settings. These settings include adding time stamps parameters, new hash compares, and setting default session options. Most of these may come off as niche use cases but it is an indispensable addition to those that can use it, so try them out!

UltraCompare v2023.1 changes (2023-11-20):


Features and enhancements
  • Merge into New File
    • Merges 2 existing files to a new file
    • Prevents accidental merges to existing files
    • Select “Run read-only compare” from folder mode context menu
  • Integrated dockable PowerShell window
  • New command line options:
    • -bt Ignore tabs
    • -gitcp Compare to previous version
    • -gitcu Compare to unmodified
    • -gitor Open local repository

  • “Compare as” context menu command for Folder mode
    • Select specific compare mode for selected file
    • Choose from Text, Binary, Table modes

  • Multiple difference alignment methods
    • Myer’s algorithm (traditional) – standard diff algorithm that is fast and efficient but may not produce the most human readable or comprehensible difference matching and alignment
    • Patience diff (new) – context specific method that works off of common sets of data within documents to build difference matches and alignment to produce results closer to human expectations within short ranges of common text blocks



Other notable enhancements and quality improvements

  • Compare engine improvements for better matching and alignment
  • CTRL+Z results in undo of ALL session edits, not just the last one
  • Add support for “Use bold font for differences” for binary/table modes as well
  • Allow users to merge “fake lines” over content in file compare to delete content in target file
  • Impossible to enter =! in quick find dialog
  • Attempting to compare specific RAR archives fail
  • Repeated crashes during specific folder merge
  • Timestamp difference enhancements suggested for comparing FAT to NTFS folders
  • When adjusting columns in one table column widths should be automatically matched in the other table
  • Improved application stability
  • Allow customer to specify folder that should be used for temp files
  • -nonrec should force non-recursive compare but doesn’t work
  • Sync rules are empty after install

Multi-Platform

You get the Windows, Mac, and Linux versions of UltraCompare. Your personal license is good for up to 3 machines on any combination of platforms.