Additional File Formats

Users can share File Formats by exporting and importing them.  If you develop a File Format you wish to share, please send it to us.  Also include any example files that should use your File Format.

How to Add New File Formats

  1. Select your version of Beyond Compare.
  2. Select your platform.
  3. Select one or more file formats and click Download Selected.
  4. In Beyond Compare, pick Tools > Import Settings.
  5. Fill in the downloaded filename, and click Next.
  6. Click Next and then Finish.

How to Remove File Formats

  1. In Beyond Compare, pick Tools > File Formats.
  2. Pick the unwanted File Format from the list, and click Delete.
  3. Click Yes to confirm.
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Platform

Downloadable formats compatible with BC5 for Windows:

Text format

12-Jun-2009  *.ada, *.adb, *.ads
- Compares Ada source.

Text format

14-Feb-2011  *.sh
- Compares Linux/Unix Bash Shell scripts.

Text format

28-Apr-2009  *.bat, *.cmd
- Compares Microsoft Windows/DOS Batch files.

Text format

5-Oct-2015  *.css
- Compares Cascading Style Sheet files.

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12-Jun-2009  *.cfc, *.cfm
- Compares Cold Fusion source.

Text format

28-Apr-2009  *.csv
- Compares Comma Separated Value files in a Text Compare view.

warning This format will supercede a default file format.

Table format

28-Apr-2009  *.asp, *.ascx, *.aspx, *.htm, *.html
- Compares the table contents of HTML source.

warning This format will supercede a default file format.

Text format

14-Feb-2019  *.asp, *.ascx, *.aspx, *.htm, *.html
- Compares tidied HTML source.
- Uses freeware converter, HtmlTidy:
http://www.html-tidy.org

warning This format will supercede a default file format.

Text format

28-Apr-2009  *.asp, *.ascx, *.aspx, *.htm, *.html
- Compares the text contents of HTML source.
- Uses freeware converter, Html2Txt:
http://www.u32.de/soft_htm.html

warning This format will supercede a default file format.

Text format

12-May-2015  *.ini
- Compares the alphanumerically sorted contents of INI files.
- Requires:
Windows Scripting Host

Text format

31-Jul-2024  *.class
- Compares Java class files decompiled to source.
- Uses Java decompiler, Fernflower:
https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/tree/master/plugins/java-decompiler/engine
- Requires Java JDK 17 or higher:
https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/

Text format

31-Jul-2024  *.class
- Compares Java class files decompiled to tidied source.
- Uses Java decompiler, Fernflower:
https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-community/tree/master/plugins/java-decompiler/engine
- Uses google-java-format:
https://github.com/google/google-java-format
- Requires Java JDK 17 or higher:
https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/

Text format

31-Jul-2024  *.jav, *.java
- Compares tidied Java source.
- Uses google-java-format:
https://github.com/google/google-java-format
- Requires Java JDK 11 or higher:
https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/

warning This format will supercede a default file format.

Text format

1-Dec-2016  *.js
- Compares JavaScript source.

Text format

29-Mar-2017  *.json
- Compares JSON source.

Text format

15-Oct-2024  *.json
- Compares sorted JSON source.
- Uses freeware converter, jq:
https://jqlang.github.io/jq/

Text format

15-Oct-2024  *.json
- Compares tidied JSON source.
- Uses freeware converter, jq:
https://jqlang.github.io/jq/

Text format

21-Feb-2013  *.lua
- Compares Lua scripts.

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16-May-2018  *.m
- Compares Matlab source.

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30-Oct-2018  *.accdb, *.mdb
- Compares the text contents of Microsoft Access databases.
- Requires:
Microsoft Access 97 or newer (2007 for ACCDB)
Windows Scripting Host

Table format

30-Oct-2018  *.accdb, *.mdb
- Compares the table contents of Microsoft Access databases.
- Requires:
Microsoft Access 97 or newer (2007 for ACCDB)
Windows Scripting Host

Text format

21-Mar-2011  *.xls, *.xlsm, *.xlsx
- Compares the text contents of Microsoft Excel workbooks.
- Requires:
Microsoft Excel 97 or newer (2007 for XLSM, XLSX)
Windows Scripting Host

warning This format will supercede a default file format.

Table format

5-Oct-2015  *.xls, *.xlsm, *.xlsx, *.xlsb, *.dbf
- Compares the text contents of Microsoft Excel workbooks.
- Only converts first sheet.
- Slower than built-in but works for more files.
- Requires:
Microsoft Excel 97 or newer (2007 for XLSM, XLSX)
Windows Scripting Host

warning This format will supercede a default file format.

Text format

21-Mar-2011  *.xls, *.xlsm, *.xlsx
- Compares the text contents of Microsoft Excel workbooks as XML.
- Requires:
Microsoft Excel 97 or newer (2007 for XLSM, XLSX)
Windows Scripting Host

warning This format will supercede a default file format.

Text format

21-Mar-2011  *.xla, *.xlam, *.xlax, *.xls, *.xlsm, *.xlsx, *.xlt, *.xltm, *.xltx
- Compares VBA text extracted from Microsoft Excel workbooks.
- Requires:
Microsoft Excel 97 or newer (2007 for XLSM, XLSX, etc)
Access to VBA be trusted:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282830
Windows Scripting Host

warning This format will supercede a default file format.

Text format

21-Mar-2011  *.xls, *.xlsm, *.xlsx
- Compares the text contents of Microsoft Excel workbooks with formulas.
- Requires:
Microsoft Excel 97 or newer (2007 for XLSM, XLSX)
Windows Scripting Host

warning This format will supercede a default file format.

Text format

26-Jan-2016  *.ppt, *.pptx
- Compares the text contents of Microsoft PowerPoint documents.
- Requires:
Microsoft PowerPoint 97 or newer (2007 for PPTX)
Windows Scripting Host

Text format

15-Jul-2012  *.ppt, *.pptx
- Compares VBA text extracted from Microsoft PowerPoint documents.
- Requires:
Microsoft PowerPoint 97 or newer (2007 for PPTX)
Access to VBA be trusted:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282830
Windows Scripting Host

Text format

8-Jan-2013  *.doc, *.docm, *.docx, *.dot, *.dotm, *.dotx
- Compares the text contents of Microsoft Word documents.
- Slower than built-in but works for more files.
- Requires:
Microsoft Word 2002 or newer (2007 for DOCM, DOCX, DOTM, DOTX)
Windows Scripting Host

warning This format will supercede a default file format.

Text format

20-Aug-2012  *.doc, *.docm, *.docx, *.dot, *.dotm, *.dotx
- Compares VBA text extracted from Microsoft Word documents.
- Requires:
Microsoft Word 2002 or newer (2007 for DOCM, DOCX, DOTM, DOTX)
Access to VBA be trusted:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282830
Windows Scripting Host

warning This format will supercede a default file format.

Text format

28-Apr-2009  *.odb, *.odf, *.odg, *.odm, *.odp, *.ods, *.odt, *.otg, *.oth, *.otp, *.ots, *.ott, *.stc, *.std, *.sti, *.stw, *.sxc, *.sxd, *.sxg, *.sxi, *.sxm, *.sxw
- Compares the text contents of OpenOffice.org documents.

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28-Apr-2009  *.pdb, *.prc
- Compares the text contents of Palm OS's PalmDoc documents.

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26-May-2011  *.php, *.phtml
- Compares PHP source.

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8-Feb-2019  *.exif, *.jfif, *.jpe, *.jpeg, *.jpg, *.thm
- Compares the headers of picture files.
- Uses freeware converter, jhead:
http://www.sentex.ca/~mwandel/jhead

warning This format will supercede a default file format.

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12-Jul-2024  *.eps, *.exif, *.gif, *.jfif, *.jpe, *.jpeg, *.jpg, *.jxr, *.png, *.psd, *.thm, *.tif, *.tiff, *.wdp, *.xmp
- Compares the metadata of picture files.
- Uses freeware converter, exiftool:
https://sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/

warning This format will supercede a default file format.

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28-Apr-2009  *.rc
- Compares Microsoft Windows Resource Compiler scripts.

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28-Apr-2016  *.v
- Compares Verilog scripts.

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5-Jun-2020  *.vhd, *.vhdl
- Compares VHDL.

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28-Apr-2009  *.wpd
- Compares the text contents of Corel WordPerfect documents.

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23-Sep-2015  *.xml, *.xsd, *.xsl
- Compares sorted XML source.

warning This format will supercede a default file format.

Text format

23-Sep-2015  *.xml, *.xsd, *.xsl
- Compares tidied XML source.

warning This format will supercede a default file format.

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