New Features in BC3
Here are some of the significant new features in Beyond Compare 3.
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are available in the Pro edition of BC3.
Expanded Session concept
- Any comparison can be saved as a session, not just folder comparisons
- Plug-ins are now built-in session types
- Saved sessions can be organized in folders
- Auto-saved sessions
Fully unicode enabled
- Unicode filenames now supported as well as unicode file content
Interface Improvements
- Tabbed interface for session views (watch video)
- Handy "home" view for launching and managing sessions
- Layout of open sessions can be saved, restored
- Built-in "Check for updates"
Folder compare features
- Folder icons colors now match your preferences
- Multiple operations can be queued
- File actions now respect filters by default (watch video)
- Dedicated folder sync session
- Touch and Attrib commands can now recurse through subfolders
- Attrib supports Unix attributes
- New Ignored command flags mismatched file as OK
- New Move to Folder command
- Flatten folders lets you compare differing folder structures
- Alignment overrides
Text comparison features
- Full in-pane editor with dynamic re-comparisons (watch video)
- Syntax highlighting
- Adaptive gutter buttons for copying sections
- Unlimited undo after save
- Grammar-based comparison rules
- Independent file formats for each side of the comparison
- New Ignored command flags mismatched sections as OK
- Multiple bookmarks
- Hex display option for line details
- 3-way text merge
- Replacements (watch video)
Improved FTP support
- FTP profiles, selectable per session
- Multiple simultaneous connections
- Built-in support for secure FTP protocols (SFTP and FTP over SSL)
