UltraCompare Latest Changes

The list below contains the latest changes for UltraCompare Professional. This is a brief listing of new or enhanced features of the application. For a more thorough look at what has been added, take the tour of the new features.

UltraCompare Lite users: These changes do not apply to UltraCompare Lite. See the difference between UltraCompare Professional and Lite.

UltraCompare v8.50 changes (2013-02-08)

Greatly improved performance of remote folder compare via server directory listing
- Comparing files via directory listing avoids download of entire remote directory contents
- Used for basic (size and timestamp only) compare mode
- Configurable in Options -> Configuration -> FTP
Basic (size and timestamp only) compare support for Folder Sync
- Dramatically increases speed of folder sync for large folders/files
- Configurable in Options -> Configuration -> Compare -> Folder Sync -> Folder Sync Options
New quick exit option for command line
- Add "-esc" flag to command line to quickly dismiss application by pressing ESC key
- Useful when quickly diffing files out of CVS or other version control system
Optionally load file/folder before running comparison
- Quickly preview files/folders before they are scanned for differences
- Configurable in Options -> Configuration -> Application Layout
UltraFinder integration: launch Find Duplicates or Find Files on selected item(s)
UltraSentry integration: Securely store, encrypt, or delete selected item(s)
Darker contrast of colors in difference map for easier navigation
Shortcut added for switching between compare panes (Ctrl + Alt + S; configurable in key mapping)
Difference summary added to output/result files
Separate options added for "Show spaces/tabs" and "Show line endings"
Ability to clear file and folder path histories from address bar drop downs
Ability to specify default backup directory (Advanced -> Configuration -> Backup & Save)
Ability to lock/disable Check for Updates and FTP functionality

UltraCompare v8.40 changes (2012-10-05)

Improved text compare performance and speed
Improved efficiency and addressed problems when comparing very large multi-GB files
Addressed key mapping issues
Addressed issue with Synchronize command
Addressed issue with "Ignore lines at beginning of file" session setting
Addressed issue with output result
Addressed issue when merging between FTP folders and saving back to server
Other minor maintenance items

UltraCompare v8.30.5 changes (2012-07-02)

Significant performance improvements for comparing larger files with very long lines
Addressed issues with difference indications when "Ignore Whitespace" is enabled
Addressed "Display Root Directory" setting not being retained when modifying session properties

UltraCompare v8.30 changes (2012-04-06)

Session improvements:
- Prompt to apply global configuration changes to existing sessions
- "New session" toolbar icon
- "New session" control in workspace when all sessions have been closed
- Dialog cleanup in Session Properties window
- Other minor improvements
PDF compare now prompts when file contains no text
Better detection of externally deleted files while in folder mode
Addressed incorrect difference indication with "ignore whitespace"
Addressed issue when merging from 3rd to 2nd file in 3-way text compare
Other minor maintenance items

UltraCompare v8.20 changes (2011-10-06)

Integrated Online help
Landscape printing
New parsing options for DOC/RTF/PDF
Improved Folder sync between local and remote
Optimized FTP delete/merge functionality (delete/merge now occurs directly on server)
Support for multi-GB binary file compare
Maintenance installment:
- Improved PDF compare performance and stability
- Empty folders no longer show "+" (expand) symbol
- Improved functionality of file/folder path auto-complete
- Tooltips now accommodate very long file paths/names
- Added ability to resize toolbar customization dialog
- Miscellaneous improvements to file change detection
- Fixed issues related to special character differences
- Relative paths can now be used on command line
- Command line compare now respects "Specify Extensions" setting
- UC releases locks on compared folders after compare session is closed
- Fixed issue where merging line(s) inserts hex nulls into file
- Better alignment of compare when blank lines are at end of file
- Corrected issues related to SFTP connections requiring a public key
- Addressed Preview First / Second display issue on XP
- Orphan folders are now properly deleted in folder sync mode
- Improved handling of long lines when printing
- Increased file name character limit in result report
- Fixed Find Duplicates issues in localized versions
- Many other miscellaneous improvements and fixes

UltraCompare v8.10 changes (2011-04-11)

PDF file compare
- Load two PDF files into a text compare session and UC will parse and compare text from the PDF
Folder Sync Scheduler
- Schedule existing folder sync sessions to run at a specified time (or a repeated time)
- Log automated sync task events
Other internal improvements and enhancements

UltraCompare v8.00 changes (2011-01-10)

Folder Synchronization
- Quickly sync different files between two folders (including subfolders)
- Use pre-defined, customizable sync rules for determining how to handle differences
- Create your own sync rules
- Sync local, networked/shared, and remote/FTP files
- Adjust sync actions for individual files as needed
- Review sync actions before executing synchronization
- Organize folder syncs in new "Folder Synchronization" session mode
- Launch folder sync session directly from UltraCompare's Windows explorer context menu integration
Find Duplicates
- Quickly locate duplicate files between two or more folders (including subfolders)
- Specify criteria for what constitutes a duplicate file (name, size, date, and/or content)
- Set ignore options system files, hidden files, recycle bin, etc.
- Set include/exclude filters to optionally include and exclude files/folders
- Search for duplicate files in local, network/shared, and remote/FTP locations
- Browse list of found duplicates and specify which to keep and which to delete
Full .docx compare support (requires Word 2007 or greater although users with older versions of Word can download Microsoft's compatibility pack)
Complete new png-based icon set with deeper colors and better shading
Ability to enable large (24x24) toolbar icons
Improved address bar to accommodate FTP open command for all compare modes
New installer (InstallShield)