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Version 3 is a fairly complete rewrite of Beyond Compare. Like the transition from version 1 to version 2, we took the opportunity to rethink the user interface, redesign some of the internal fundamentals, and add significant new functionality.
Here are some of the significant new features in Beyond Compare 3. Items flagged with  are only available in the Pro edition.
Expanded Session concept
| · | Any comparison can be saved as a session, not just folder comparisons |
| · | Plug-ins have been replaced by built-in session types |
| · | Saved sessions can be organized in folders |
| · | New comparisons are now automatically saved as sessions |
Fully unicode enabled
| · | Unicode filenames are now supported, in addition to unicode file content |
Interface Improvements
| · | Tabbed interface for session views |
| · | Handy "home" view for launching and managing sessions |
| · | Layout of open sessions can be saved, restored |
| · | Built-in "check for updates" feature |
Folder Compare features
| · | Folder icon colors now match your preferences |
| · | Multiple operations can be queued |
| · | File actions now respect filters by default |
| · | Dedicated Folder Sync session |
| · | Touch and Attributes commands can now recurse through subfolders |
| · | Attributes command now supports Unix attributes |
| · | New Ignored command flags mismatched file as okay |
| · | New Move to Folder command |
| · | Flatten folders lets you compare differing folder structures |
| · | Alignment overrides |
Text Compare features
| · | Full in-pane editor with dynamic re-comparisons |
| · | 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 okay |
| · | Hex display option for line details |
| · | 3-way text merge |
| · | Replacements |
Improved FTP support
| · | FTP profiles, selectable per session |
| · | Multiple simultaneous connections |
| · | Built-in support for secure FTP protocols (SFTP and FTP over SSL) |
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