Beyond Compare 5.2.2 (Build: 32209)

Released: May 20, 2026

Actualizaciones en 5.2.2 (Build: 32209)

Características

  • Notable Changes
    • Dropping a .patch or .diff file on any view opens a Text Patch view.
    • Updated third party libraries.
  • Appearance
    • Improved default size for Home view and comparison windows.
    • Increased default width for the "File Formats" dialog.
  • Hex Compare
    • Added horizontal scrolling using mouse wheel.
  • Installer
    • Windows: Automatic updates no longer show the installer's initial prompt for the install type.
  • Picture Compare
    • Improved shutdown speed after using the Picture Compare on a system with many CPU cores.
  • Settings
    • "Export Settings" dialog checkbox to include passwords and authentication tokens is now on the first page instead of below the profiles list.
    • "Export Settings" option to export passwords and access tokens is now disabled if the DisableSavedPasswords admin policy is in effect.
  • Third Party Libraries
    • Windows: Updated ZipForge's zlib to 1.3.1. (SVN rr32125).
    • Windows: Updated bzip2 to v1.0.8. Fixes CVE-2019-12900.
    • Windows: Updated LZMA decoder to 7-zip SDK v26.0.
    • Windows: Replaced PPMd decoder with one from 7-zip SDK v26.0.
    • Windows: Updated WavPack to v5.9.0.
    • Windows: Updated UnRAR DLLs to v7.22.100.1950.
    • macOS/Linux: Updated UnRAR source to 7.2.6.
    • Updated 3delite FlacTagLibrary to v2.0.30.85.
    • Updated 3delite ID3v2Library to v2.1.95.215.
    • Updated 3delite MP4TagLibrary to v1.0.68.140.

Correcciones

  • Appearance
    • Fixed Tools > Options > Appearance > Theme not reverting when canceling the dialog while "Preview" is checked.
    • Fixed dialogs sizing larger than they should the first time they're shown on a high DPI display.
    • Fixed Media Compare crosshatching not aligning between rows.
  • Folder Compare
    • Fixed log panel not opening to previously set height on high DPI displays.
    • Fixed log panel flickering over the top two lines in the comparison treeview when trying to resize it too large.
  • Installer
    • Windows: Automatic updates no longer show the installer's initial prompt for the install type.
  • Misc
    • Dropping a .patch or .diff file on any view opens a Text Patch view.
  • Settings
    • "Export Settings" dialog checkbox to include passwords and authentication tokens is now on the first page instead of below the profiles list.
    • "Export Settings" option to export passwords and access tokens is now disabled if the DisableSavedPasswords admin policy is in effect.
  • Table Compare
    • Fixed poor behavior when picking "Unimportant Column" from the header right-click menu followed by picking "Standard Column".
  • Crashes
    • Fixed Text Compare crash when using "Increase Indent" while "Word Wrap" is enabled.
    • Fixed Table Compare crash when pressing [Enter] in an empty editor pane.
    • Windows: Fixed Explorer shell extension crash.
    • macOS/Linux: Fixed crash in "File Formats" dialog when using an external conversion file format originally created on Windows.
    • macOS: Fixed crash when toggling a checkbox in a listbox when nothing is selected (e.g., Tools > Export Settings).
    • macOS: Fixed some listboxes with checkboxes incorrectly allowing a half-checked state.