Code Compare Releases

Released: Feb 27, 2020

Updates in V5.3.231

Features

  • Code Compare now loads faster in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019, 2017 and 2015. Support for older versions of Visual Studio (2010-2013) has been discontinued.
  • Support for PMA mode in Visual Studio 2019 for File Comparison - Previously, when creating a file comparison in Visual Studio 2019 with the “Optimize rendering for screens with different pixel densities” option enabled, a user saw an empty tab. To solve the issue, you had to disable the PMA mode and restart Visual Studio. Now you...

Released: Nov 1, 2019

Updates in V5.2.170

Fixes

  • Fixed issue opening a comparison in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 when VS runs with quick start window.

Released: Sep 25, 2019

Updates in V5.2.166

Features

  • New activation system with support for Customer Portal - Now when you activate a paid license, it will be added to your personal account in the Registered User's Area and is bound to your computer with a unique hardware identifier. To conveniently manage licenses the computer name is also displayed in your personal account.
  • Integration with GitKraken in standalone application.
  • Check license expiration in the installer - To avoid compatibility issues the software forces a license check...

Released: Mar 29, 2019

Updates in V5.1.156

Features

  • Now supports Visual Studio 2019.

Fixes

  • Fixed display of private classes in Difference Explorer for C# structure comparison.
  • Fixed BadImageFormatException on loading the System.Data assembly.

Released: Dec 17, 2018

Updates in V5.0.85

Features

  • Support for JavaScript and TypeScript editors in Visual Studio - When opening a comparison, the programming language in use is defined automatically depending on the file extension.
  • Preliminary Comparison of Large Files - After running comparison you will see a dialog box with information about the size, date and last modification for each file and info about file differences.
  • Improved Support for 4-5K Monitors and Usability - For more convenient scrolling, Code Compare now supports the...

Released: Aug 22, 2017

Updates in V4.2.236

Features

  • Added support for Visual Studio 2017 Preview version 15.3.

Released: Feb 28, 2017

Updates in V4.2.221

Features

  • Adds support for Visual Studio 2017.
  • Adds Syntax highlighting for Less, Sass, and TypeScript files.
  • Interface scaling support on high-DPI monitors.

Released: Aug 21, 2015

Updates in this release

Updates in V4.1.78

  • Full support for Visual Studio 2015

Released: Apr 30, 2014

Updates in this release

Updates in V4

  • Automatic File Merging - Merge two revisions of the same file automatically.
  • Improved Three-way Merge - New Code Merging toolbar has been added to hide commands.
  • New UI Themes - Now the standalone version of Code Compare looks just like Visual Studio 2013.

Released: May 20, 2013

Updates in this release

Updates in V3

  • Folder Comparison - Directory comparison speed has increased by 40%.
  • XML Structure Comparison - Compare and merge well-formed XML files.