Additional File Formats for Beyond Compare 3

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In Beyond Compare version 3, users can share File Formats by exporting and importing them.  Here are some File Formats that you may find useful.  If you develop others, let us know and we may list them here.


  1. Mark the formats you want, and click Download to save the generated file to your desktop.
  2. Run BC3, select Tools | Import Settings, and browse to the downloaded file.
  3. Verify that the new format(s) are checked in the Pick formats to import list and click Next, then Finish.
Text format Ada source
8-Jun-2009
WindowsLinux

Compares Ada source (*.ada;*.adb;*.ads).

Text format Bash scripts
14-May-2008
WindowsLinux

Compares Linux/Unix Bash Shell scripts (*.sh).

Text format Batch files
14-May-2008
WindowsLinux

Compares Microsoft Windows/DOS Batch files (*.bat, *.cmd).

Text format Cold Fusion source
8-Jun-2009
WindowsLinux

Compares Cold Fusion source (*.cfc;*.cfm).

Text format Comma Separated Values
14-May-2008
WindowsLinux

Compares Comma Separated Value files (*.csv) in a Text Compare view.

Text format EXIF Headers
4-Feb-2010
Windows

Compares the EXIF headers of image files (*.jfif, *.jpe, *.jpeg, *.jpg).

Data format HTML tables
14-May-2008
WindowsLinux

Compares the table contents of HTML source (*.asp, *.ascx, *.aspx, *.htm, *.html) in a Data Compare view.

Text format HTML tidied
19-Aug-2009
Windows

Compares tidied HTML source (*.asp, *.ascx, *.aspx, *.htm, *.html).

Text format HTML to text
16-Apr-2009
Windows

Compares the text contents of HTML source (*.asp, *.ascx, *.aspx, *.htm, *.html).

Text format INI files sorted
14-May-2008
Windows

Compares the alphanumerically sorted contents of INI files (*.ini).

Text format Java class to source
14-May-2008
Windows

Compares Java class files (*.class) decompiled to source.

Text format Java class to source tidied
14-Jul-2009
Windows

Compares Java class files (*.class) decompiled to tidied source.

Text format Java source tidied
14-Jul-2009
Windows

Compares tidied Java source (*.jav, *.java)

Text format Microsoft Excel workbooks
14-Jul-2009
Windows

Compares the text contents of Microsoft Excel workbooks (*.xls, *.xlsm, *.xlsx).

Requires Microsoft Excel 97 or newer (2007 for *.xlsm, *.xlsx)

Text format Microsoft Excel workbooks to XML
14-Jul-2009
Windows

Compares the text contents of Microsoft Excel workbooks (*.xls, *.xlsm, *.xlsx) as XML.

Requires Microsoft Excel 97 or newer (2007 for *.xlsm, *.xlsx)

Text format Microsoft Excel workbooks with formulas
14-Jul-2009
Windows

Compares the text contents of Microsoft Excel workbooks (*.xls, *.xlsm, *.xlsx) with formulas.

Requires Microsoft Excel 97 or newer (2007 for *.xlsm, *.xlsx)

Text format Microsoft PowerPoint documents
14-Jul-2009
Windows

Compares the text contents of Microsoft PowerPoint documents (*.ppt, *.pptx).

Requires Microsoft PowerPoint 97 or newer (2007 for *.pptx)

Text format Microsoft Word documents extended
14-Jul-2009
Windows

Compares the text contents of Microsoft Word documents (*.doc, *.docm, *.docx).

Requires Microsoft Word XP or newer (2007 for *.docm, *.docx).

Text format Microsoft Write documents
14-May-2008
Windows

Compares the text contents of Microsoft Write documents (*.wri).

Text format OpenOffice documents
14-May-2008
Windows

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

Text format PalmDOC documents
14-May-2008
Windows

Compares the text contents of Palm OS's PalmDoc documents (*.pdb, *.prc).

Text format PDF documents
29-Jul-2008
Linux

Compares the text contents of Adobe PDF documents (*.pdf).

Text format PHP source
08-Aug-2008
WindowsLinux

Compares PHP source (*.php;*phtml).

Text format Resource Compiler scripts
14-May-2008
WindowsLinux

Compares Microsoft Windows Resource Compiler scripts (*.rc).

Text format WordPerfect documents
14-May-2008
Windows

Compares the text contents of Corel WordPerfect documents (*.wpd).

Text format XML tidied
19-Aug-2009
Windows

Compares tidied XML source (*.xml, *.xsl).

Text format XML tidied with attributes sorted
19-Aug-2009
Windows

Compares tidied XML source (*.xml, *.xsl) with node attributes sorted.


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