BC3 for Mac?

[ovalsquare]

After a bunch of fighting I got it working as a git mergetool/difftool in Winebottler - I have instructions here - http://donatstudios.com/Beyond-Compare-with-Git-in-OSX

Great. Can't wait to try it out!

[appel]

Hey all,

Kaleidoscope has a public beta for their upcoming version featuring folder compare support:
http://www.kaleidoscopeapp.com/beta

Beyond Compare still rules Windows, but as long as there's a void to be filled in OS X it's good to see another contender stepping in.

[ovalsquare]

Has anybody used Kaleidoscope yet? Care to offer some thoughts?

[ILikeFish]

Has anybody used Kaleidoscope yet? Care to offer some thoughts?

I downloaded the beta for a play. It's pretty basic, very limited compared to BC3.

Folder comparison is pretty useless IMO as you have to open a new comparison tab for each sub-folder - there is no automatic recursion through the directories.

Roll on BC3 for OS X... I've only been waiting 6 years or so ;-)

J

[Sabe]

Here is a final Beyond Compare version for Mac (Wine build).
http://www.filefactory.com/file/7e974gs5xdi7/prog.zip

Supported by http://www.paulthetall.com/

It works fine and ... finally BC for MAC!

[Chris]

First screenshot of BC for Mac prototype on our Facebook page

We've just posted a screenshot of the BC for Mac prototype on our Facebook page. You can find it here:

Company page:
https://www.facebook.com/ScooterSoftware

Screen Shot:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...69680776379232

[appel]

Wow, looking great! Christmas comes early this year! Please allow me to bombard you with the questions I'm sure we all have... Will there be a public or private alpha/beta? Any ETA on that? Will it be a free or a paid upgrade for current licence owners?

Thanks guys, this is awesome news!

[Chris]

The Mac version will be released as a platform for Beyond Compare 4 (in addition to Windows and Linux). This means you will need a new license key for it.

Pricing will be the same, with the current dual platform license becoming an all platform license.

If you have a BC3 license, our standard upgrade policy will apply. This means if BC4 is released within 1 year of your BC3 purchase, it is a free upgrade. If it is more than 1 year after your license purchase, the new license is half price.

We already have a small group of private alpha testers picked out, we anticipate contacting them by email soon.

[appel]

Thank Chris, looking forward to the release!

[dwhite]

Super exciting! Beyond Compare is one of my all-time favorite tools. It blows away the competition. Can't wait to use a native version on OS X instead of via a VM or CrossOver.

[mryan]

Thanks for the screenshot and update! I'm really looking forward to the release of BC4 ... especially for the Mac support!

[warnergt]

Sweet! I stopped in to see if there was any progress (it's been a long time comin'). Glad to see it is close to real.

[rockerston]

Most anticipated software of 2013

Scooter guys,

Based on the screenshot posted a while back, it looked like you were getting close. Any hints on a release date (or even a beta)?

Love BC, can't wait to buy it for Mac!!

[rockerston]

Wow - 64,664 views of this thread as of today

Clearly a product that the community wants!

Thank you Scooter Software for making it so.

[googull]

Perfect Timing

Timing for the release on OSX couldn't be better as folks like me abandon Windows (8) and migrate to the Mac.