Additional File Formats
BC version 4 only
Windows only
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
- Select and download one or more file formats from the list.
- In Beyond Compare, pick Tools | Import Settings.
- Fill in the downloaded filename, and click Next.
- Click Next and then Finish.






This format will supercede a default file format.

This format will supercede a default file format.

- Uses freeware converter, HtmlTidy:
http://www.html-tidy.org
This format will supercede a default file format.

- Uses freeware converter, Html2Txt:
http://www.u32.de/soft_htm.html
This format will supercede a default file format.

- Requires:
Windows Scripting Host

- Uses Java decompiler, Jad:
http://varaneckas.com/jad

- Uses Java decompiler, Jad:
http://varaneckas.com/jad
- Uses google-java-format:
https://github.com/google/google-java-format
- Requires Java JDK 11 or higher:
https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html

- Uses google-java-format:
https://github.com/google/google-java-format
- Requires Java JDK 11 or higher:
https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html
This format will supercede a default file format.







- Requires:
Microsoft Access 97 or newer (2007 for ACCDB)
Windows Scripting Host

- Requires:
Microsoft Access 97 or newer (2007 for ACCDB)
Windows Scripting Host

- Requires:
Microsoft Excel 97 or newer (2007 for XLSM, XLSX)
Windows Scripting Host
This format will supercede a default file format.

- 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
This format will supercede a default file format.

- Requires:
Microsoft Excel 97 or newer (2007 for XLSM, XLSX)
Windows Scripting Host
This format will supercede a default file format.

- 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
This format will supercede a default file format.

- Requires:
Microsoft Excel 97 or newer (2007 for XLSM, XLSX)
Windows Scripting Host
This format will supercede a default file format.

- Requires:
Microsoft PowerPoint 97 or newer (2007 for PPTX)
Windows Scripting Host

- Requires:
Microsoft PowerPoint 97 or newer (2007 for PPTX)
Access to VBA be trusted:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282830
Windows Scripting Host

- Slower than built-in but works for more files.
- Requires:
Microsoft Word 2002 or newer (2007 for DOCM, DOCX, DOTM, DOTX)
Windows Scripting Host
This format will supercede a default file format.

- 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
This format will supercede a default file format.




- Uses freeware converter, jhead:
http://www.sentex.ca/~mwandel/jhead
This format will supercede a default file format.

- Uses freeware converter, exiftool:
https://sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/
This format will supercede a default file format.





This format will supercede a default file format.

This format will supercede a default file format.
How to Remove File Formats
- In Beyond Compare, pick Tools | File Formats.
- Pick the unwanted File Format from the list, and click Delete.
- Click Yes to confirm.