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
- UltraCompare v8.40 Changes
- UltraCompare v8.30 Changes
- UltraCompare v8.20 Changes
- UltraCompare v8.10 Changes
- UltraCompare v8.00 Changes
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)