Beyond Compare 5.2.3 (Build: 32296)

Released: Jun 29, 2026

Updates in 5.2.3 (Build: 32296)

Features

  • Notable Changes
    • Updated 7-zip to 26.01. Fixes CVE-2026-48095.
  • Options
    • Unchecking the Options > Tweaks > Check for Updates > Check every checkbox will hide the "New version available" notification.
  • Text Views
    • Third Party Libraries
      • Updated 7-zip to 26.01. Fixes CVE-2026-48095.

Fixes

  • Notable Changes
    • Fixed support for SFTP server-side CRC32 calculations using the check-file extension.
  • FTP
    • Fixed support for SFTP server-side CRC32 calculations using the check-file extension.
  • Misc
    • Fixed registering using license keys that have had letters combined into ligatures.
    • macOS/Linux: Fixed the "Enter Key..." dialog not auto-detecting license keys on the clipboard.
    • Fixed "Check for Updates" reporting of operating system version and CPU type.
  • Text Views
    • Text grammar regular expressions no longer unintentionally support 2 iterators in a row, e.g. "+*".
  • Crashes
    • Windows: Fixed crash when launching a comparison from the command line with extremely long paths while BC is already running.
    • Fixed Text Compare crash with specific grammar regular expression.
    • Fixed Table Compare crash when editing a cell.
    • Fixed Table Compare Report crash when opening from Folder Compare.