Tool to compare files, directories and .zip files

UltraCompare

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UltraCompare Professional is a powerful compare/merge application loaded with features to enable users to track differences between files, directories, and .zip archives!
File Compare features include text and binary compare of two or three files at a time and users can merge differences between compared files. Folder Compare supports comparison of local/network directories (and subdirectories with recursive compare) and .zip archives as well and users may merge differences between them.
With automatic integration with UltraEdit-32 or UEStudio, UltraCompare Professional is a tool no user should be without!

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Features

Text Compare Features

• Powerful 3-way text compare
• Shell Integration (right click menu in Windows Explorer)
• Ability to edit line and merge within UltraCompare
• Copy/paste multiple selected contiguous lines to clipboard
• Copy frame to clipboard
• Ability to see whitespace differences (tabs and spaces)
• Set Tab value to a specific number of spaces (like UltraEdit-32/UEStudio)
• Column Data/Range Comparison
  - Option to allow column range(s) to be compared
  - Option to allow column range(s) to be ignored
• Bookmark support
• Ability to delete lines from file
• Line-by-line comparison of individual files
• Status bar shows number of lines/blocks with differences
• Difference Summary includes:
  - data in source but not in destination file (or vice versa)
  - character differences between files on the same line
• Command Line Support
• Ignore options:
• Ignore case
  - Ignore spaces
  - Ignore blank lines
  - Line terminator differences
  - Lines which begin with: <character or string>
  - Lines which contain: <character or string>
  - Lines which end with: <character or string>
  - A defined number of lines at the beginning of file
  - A defined number of lines at the end of file
• EBCDIC compare supported
• Double-byte compare supported

Folder Comparison Feature

• 3 Way Folder Compare
• Comparison of Remote (FTP/SFTP) folder to local folder
• Compressed Archive Compare
  - ZIP Archive compare
  - ZIP file password support
  - RAR compressed file compare
  - Java JAR compressed file compare
• Side-by-side Compare Presentation
• Shell Integration
• Split screen to preview text in one pane while moving from file to file
• Option to compare files just on the basis of time/date/size
• Ability to (optionally) ignore user-specified folders and file types
• Ability to set a NOT operator for filter, ie, NOT *.bak, etc.
• Provide live update on progress (useful when working with large nestedtrees)
• Favorite files and folders now allows quick access to commonly used items
• Explore source or destination folder by right click in folder mode
• Compare individual directories
• Recursive compare of directories (includes subdirectories)
• Difference Summary includes:
  - same named files with different sizes
  - same named files with different creation dates/times
  - file type: Binary or ASCII
• Compare two folder structures and indicate which files have different permissions
• Ability to select files with different names and compare them
• Ability to right-click on column headings and select fields

Word Compare Features

• Compare Microsoft Word documents
• Compare RTF Files

Fast Binary Compare Features

• Byte-for-byte binary comparison
• Command Line invocation
• Option to display decimal offset rather than Hexadecimal

Smart Binary Compare Features

• Binary comparison allowing for shifted data
• Command Line invocation
• Option to display decimal offset rather than Hexadecimal

Merge Features

• Undo merge feature
• Merge compared lines/blocks between files for 2 and 3 way compare
• Merge compared files between directories for 2 and 3 way folder compare
• Selected line merge capability
• Accept all (or Merge All) button for text mode, and folder mode
• Word-level (or selection-level) replacement and insertion
• Mark merged lines for review
• Enhanced merging - allows changes to be added to changes in other file
• Merge contents of compared directories
• Option to automatically move to the first difference when loading
• Option to automatically move to next difference after merge

Print/Output Features

• Color printing
• Ability to use UC in batch files to produce reports, side-by-side difference output
• Print right/left file from File menu
• Print difference summary showing matching lines or differences only
• Print and save differences in context
• Print and save differences of one file
• Print and save files side by side
• Print and save differences from binary compare
• User configurable report headers/footers

File Management Features

• FTP support
• Open Left/Right File independently
• Drag and drop from Explorer
• Close All in the file menu and as a button
• Automatic file change detection

Display Features

• Integrated IE Browser Support - Display your HTML files as they would appear in the browser
• Show File in Browser
• Text Relational Lines Mode
• Full width display of active line of each file at bottom of application
• Ability to word wrap files
• Graphical scrolling display to easily locate changes
• Synchronized horizontal scroll
• Flip frames to switch source/destination files/directories
• Toolbar customization
• Display line number and column number in the status bar

Miscellaneous Features

• User Profiles for allowing different settings for different modes
• Set UltraCompare to single instance
• Check for updates
• Set Filter to specify file types to be displayed during Folder compare
• Configurable Key mapping
• Set font for compare panes
• Customize/Manage toolbar/menu
• Command line option for quick difference check

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