Software Tools
UltraCompare
Keep it Simple... File/Folder Compare the way it should be done!
UltraCompare Professional is a powerful compare/merge application loaded with features to enable users to track differences between files, directories, and .zip archives! File Compare features include text and binary compare of two or three files at a time and users can merge differences between compared files.
Folder Compare supports comparison of local/network directories (and subdirectories with recursive compare) and .zip archives as well and users may merge differences between them. With automatic integration with UltraEdit-32 or UEStudio '05, UltraCompare Professional is a tool no user should be without!
What Can UltraCompare do for you?
Chances are if you're reading this you already use UltraEdit, but you probably don't have UltraCompare Professional yet. Some users may not realize how important such a tool is or how versatile it can be.
Text Editing: Do you work with text files and ever lose your place or forget which is the most current file? Ever wonder what the differences are between file versions?
Programming: Have you ever changed source code file or an html file and suddenly found you've corrupted it somehow -- but are unsure how? Would you like to be able to compare the file against a prior known working version to identify the new changes that could be at fault? Whether you are a lone developer or work as part of a team, how many times have you wanted to compare your files to modified versions or merge your changes into the newer versions?
System Administration: We all know to make backups - but what happens when something goes wrong and you need to compare your legacy backup with your current backup? That's where a compare/merge/sync tool comes in.
Remote Files: Do you work with remote files that you need to compare? Use FTP/SFTP to download your remote files, perform compare/merge operations, then save your files back to the server.
Everyday use: How many times have all of us downloaded a software update or file and wondered what's changed since the last release or version?
I bought a kit to make my 4200RPM drive an external USB 2.0 drive....when copying large files from the internal drive to the external drive - Windows XP Pro gets a write behind error and aborts the copy. ARRRGGGHHH. ...I did not trust the copies and was trying to figure a way to verify that data on the external disk was good. Then it came to mind - UltraCompare!!
...THANK YOU for another great product.
- William C.
UltraCompare Professional Features
Please click on the category you wish to read about below:
Text Compare Features
- Powerful 3-way text compare
- Shell Integration (right click menu in Windows Explorer)
- Ability to edit line and merge within UltraCompare
- Copy/paste multiple selected contiguous lines to clipboard
- Ability to see whitespace differences (tabs and spaces)
- Set Tab value to a specific number of spaces (like UltraEdit-32/UEStudio)
- Bookmark support
- Ability to delete lines from file
- Line-by-line comparison of individual files
- Status bar shows number of lines/blocks with differences
- Difference Summary includes:
- data in source but not in destination file (or vice versa)
- character differences between files on the same line
- Command Line Support
- Ignore options:
- Ignore case
- Ignore spaces
- Ignore blank lines
- Line terminator differences
- Lines which begin with: <character or string>
- Lines which contain: <character or string>
- Lines which end with: <character or string>
- A defined number of lines at the beginning of file
- A defined number of lines at the end of file
- EBCDIC compare supported
- Double-byte compare supported
Folder Compare Features
- 3 Way Folder Compare
- ZIP Archive Compare
- Side-by-side Compare Presentation
- Shell Integration
- Split screen to preview text in one pane while moving from file to file
- Option to compare files just on the basis of time/date/size
- Ability to set a NOT operator for filter, ie, NOT *.bak, etc.
- Provide live update on progress (useful when working with large nestedtrees)
- Favorite files and folders now allows quick access to commonly used items
- Explore source or destination folder by right click in folder mode
- Compare individual directories
- Recursive compare of directories (includes subdirectories)
- Difference Summary includes:
- same named files with different sizes
- same named files with different creation dates/times
- file type: Binary or ASCII
- Compare two folder structures and indicate which files have different permissions
- Ability to select files with different names and compare them
- Ability to right-click on column headings and select fields
Word Compare Features
- Compare Microsoft Word documents
- Compare RTF Files
Fast Binary Compare Features
- Byte-for-byte binary comparison
- Command Line invocation
- Option to display decimal offset rather than Hexadecimal
Smart Binary Compare Features
- Binary comparison allowing for shifted data
- Command Line invocation
- Option to display decimal offset rather than Hexadecimal
Merge Features
- Undo merge feature
- Merge compared lines/blocks between files for 2 and 3 way compare
- Merge compared files between directories for 2 and 3 way folder compare
- Selected line merge capability
- Accept all (or Merge All) button for text mode, and folder mode
- Word-level (or selection-level) replacement and insertion
- Mark merged lines for review
- Enhanced merging - allows changes to be added to changes in other file
- Merge contents of compared directories
- Option to automatically move to the first difference when loading
- Option to automatically move to next difference after merge
Print/Output Features
- Ability to use UC in batch files to produce reports, side-by-side difference output
- Print right/left file from File menu
- Print difference summary showing matching lines or differences only
- Print and save differences in context
- Print and save differences of one file
- Print and save files side by side
- Print and save differences from binary compare
File Management Features
- FTP support
- Open Left/Right File independently
- Drag and drop from Explorer
- Close All in the file menu and as a button
Display Features
- Show File in Browser
- Text Relational Lines Mode
- Full width display of active line of each file at bottom of application
- Ability to word wrap files
- Graphical scrolling display to easily locate changes
- Synchronized horizontal scroll
- Flip frames to switch source/destination files/directories
- Toolbar customization
Miscellaneous Features
- User Profiles for allowing different settings for different modes
- Set UltraCompare to single instance
- Check for updates
- Set Filter to specify file types to be displayed during Folder compare
- Configurable Key mapping
- Set font for compare panes
- Customize/Manage toolbar/menu
UltraCompare Lite Features
- Text Compare
- Support for line-by-line comparison of individual files
- Status Bar shows number of lines/blocks different
- Difference Summary includes:
- data in source but not in destination file or vice versa
- data difference between files on the same line
- Fast Binary Compare
- Runs only from within UltraEdit
- Online HTML Help