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Beyond Compare is a file and folder comparison utility for Windows, macOS, and Linux, developed and marketed by Scooter Software.

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Overview

Beyond Compare is a software application used by developers, system administrators, and others to compare, merge, and synchronize data, running on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It is developed and marketed by Scooter Software, an independent, employee-owned software company in Madison, Wisconsin. The product compares folders, text files, images, and tables, and integrates FTP sites, cloud storage, and zip files. Scooter Software states Beyond Compare has over a million users worldwide, from individual developers to Fortune 500 personnel.

History

Scooter Software is an independent, employee-owned software company in Madison, Wisconsin, that develops and markets Beyond Compare, a file and folder comparison utility for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The company's website copyright notice covers 1996-2026, and its About page references a timeline of '30 Years and counting'. Scooter Software describes itself as a small company with no aspirations to be a large company, aiming to provide a useful and affordable tool and to do right by its customers and employees, and states it has been profitable year after year for over two decades. Beyond Compare is described as having over a million users around the world, from individual developers to Fortune 500 personnel. The current version shown on the site is 5.2.5, with 'What's New in BC5' highlighting a dark theme, word wrapping, and more.

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A useful and affordable data comparison tool; the popular choice for data comparison.

  • Beyond Compare

    A software application used by developers, system administrators and others to compare, merge, and synchronize data. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It compares folders, text files, images, and tables, and integrates FTP sites, cloud storage, and zip files.

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