Powerful Compare/Merge for Text/Binary Files & Folders. Drag/drop of folders/files to be compared or direct entry.

UltraCompare Professional is a tool that allows you to compare and merge text files.

Includes indexed HTML Help. Runs as standalone product or from within UltraEdit.

Here are some key features of "UltraCompare Professional":

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)
· 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:
Lines which contain:
Lines which end with:
· 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 Compare Features:
· 3 Way Folder Compare
· ZIP Archive Compare
· ZIP file password support
· Support for RAR compressed files
· 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 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:
· 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:
· 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

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

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

UltraCompare Lite Features:
· Text Compare
· Support for line-by-line comparison of individual files
· Status Bar shows number of lines/blocks different
Difference Summary includes:
· data in source but not in destination file or vice versa
· data difference between files on the same line
· Fast Binary Compare
· Runs only from within UltraEdit
· Online HTML Help

Limitations:

· 45 days trial
· Nag Screen

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Compare text snippets, Save As dialog, multi-line merge in Line Mode Merge, character-to-character line comparison, Customize display of timestamps, Ignore file timestamp differences in folder compare, Option to use registry/INI file for settings, Other performance improvements