Scooter Software
@scootersoftware.bsky.social
Scooter Software develops and markets Beyond Compare, a software utility for comparing data.
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Beyond Compare 5.1.6.31527 released. General stability and polish improvements.
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Beyond Compare 5.1.6.31527 released. General stability and polish improvements.
We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.5.31310.
Updated 7-zip library to v25.01. Fixes CVE-2025-53816 and CVE-2025-53817.
macOS/Linux: Fixed repeatedly using Open Clipboard in file compares toggling between the clipboard contents and nothing.
Fixed slow/jittery column resizing in Table Compare.
Updated 7-zip library to v25.01. Fixes CVE-2025-53816 and CVE-2025-53817.
macOS/Linux: Fixed repeatedly using Open Clipboard in file compares toggling between the clipboard contents and nothing.
Fixed slow/jittery column resizing in Table Compare.
September 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.5.31310.
Updated 7-zip library to v25.01. Fixes CVE-2025-53816 and CVE-2025-53817.
macOS/Linux: Fixed repeatedly using Open Clipboard in file compares toggling between the clipboard contents and nothing.
Fixed slow/jittery column resizing in Table Compare.
Updated 7-zip library to v25.01. Fixes CVE-2025-53816 and CVE-2025-53817.
macOS/Linux: Fixed repeatedly using Open Clipboard in file compares toggling between the clipboard contents and nothing.
Fixed slow/jittery column resizing in Table Compare.
We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.4.31268.
Notable Changes
macOS/Linux: Fixed crash regressions introduced in 5.1.3.
Notable Changes
macOS/Linux: Fixed crash regressions introduced in 5.1.3.
August 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.4.31268.
Notable Changes
macOS/Linux: Fixed crash regressions introduced in 5.1.3.
Notable Changes
macOS/Linux: Fixed crash regressions introduced in 5.1.3.
We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.3.31238.
Updated UnRAR to fix another directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088).
General stability improvements and enhancements.
Updated UnRAR to fix another directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088).
General stability improvements and enhancements.
August 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.3.31238.
Updated UnRAR to fix another directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088).
General stability improvements and enhancements.
Updated UnRAR to fix another directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088).
General stability improvements and enhancements.
We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.2.31185.
Fixed mouse clicks on checkboxes in list tables not toggling the correct checkbox, broken in 5.1.1.
Fixed Text Compare crash when deleting a single line difference.
Fixed mouse clicks on checkboxes in list tables not toggling the correct checkbox, broken in 5.1.1.
Fixed Text Compare crash when deleting a single line difference.
July 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.2.31185.
Fixed mouse clicks on checkboxes in list tables not toggling the correct checkbox, broken in 5.1.1.
Fixed Text Compare crash when deleting a single line difference.
Fixed mouse clicks on checkboxes in list tables not toggling the correct checkbox, broken in 5.1.1.
Fixed Text Compare crash when deleting a single line difference.
Beyond Compare 5.1.1.31157 released.
Updated unrar to v7.12 (Windows) and v7.1.8 (macOS/Linux) to fix a vulnerability.
Linux: Creating empty /etc/default/bcompare file prevents .rpm package from adding BC repository.
Linux: Launcher script sets QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb to improve Wayland behavior.
Updated unrar to v7.12 (Windows) and v7.1.8 (macOS/Linux) to fix a vulnerability.
Linux: Creating empty /etc/default/bcompare file prevents .rpm package from adding BC repository.
Linux: Launcher script sets QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb to improve Wayland behavior.
July 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Beyond Compare 5.1.1.31157 released.
Updated unrar to v7.12 (Windows) and v7.1.8 (macOS/Linux) to fix a vulnerability.
Linux: Creating empty /etc/default/bcompare file prevents .rpm package from adding BC repository.
Linux: Launcher script sets QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb to improve Wayland behavior.
Updated unrar to v7.12 (Windows) and v7.1.8 (macOS/Linux) to fix a vulnerability.
Linux: Creating empty /etc/default/bcompare file prevents .rpm package from adding BC repository.
Linux: Launcher script sets QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb to improve Wayland behavior.
There's nothing quite as sweet...the breeze, the sun: these are the days.
To celebrate the arrival of Summer*, we're having a special one day discount. On June 20th** only, take 20% off of any BC license using ITSSUMMER.
www.scootersoftware.com/sales/promo
*And our webmaster's birthday
**US CDT
To celebrate the arrival of Summer*, we're having a special one day discount. On June 20th** only, take 20% off of any BC license using ITSSUMMER.
www.scootersoftware.com/sales/promo
*And our webmaster's birthday
**US CDT
June 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
There's nothing quite as sweet...the breeze, the sun: these are the days.
To celebrate the arrival of Summer*, we're having a special one day discount. On June 20th** only, take 20% off of any BC license using ITSSUMMER.
www.scootersoftware.com/sales/promo
*And our webmaster's birthday
**US CDT
To celebrate the arrival of Summer*, we're having a special one day discount. On June 20th** only, take 20% off of any BC license using ITSSUMMER.
www.scootersoftware.com/sales/promo
*And our webmaster's birthday
**US CDT
We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.0.31016.
Re-added support for disjointed row selection to Table Compare.
Improved Home View to make less common comparison types more discoverable.
Various other enhancements and stability improvements.
Re-added support for disjointed row selection to Table Compare.
Improved Home View to make less common comparison types more discoverable.
Various other enhancements and stability improvements.
June 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.0.31016.
Re-added support for disjointed row selection to Table Compare.
Improved Home View to make less common comparison types more discoverable.
Various other enhancements and stability improvements.
Re-added support for disjointed row selection to Table Compare.
Improved Home View to make less common comparison types more discoverable.
Various other enhancements and stability improvements.
We've released Beyond Compare 5.0.7.30840.
Notable Changes:
General stability and polish improvements.
Notable Changes:
General stability and polish improvements.
April 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
We've released Beyond Compare 5.0.7.30840.
Notable Changes:
General stability and polish improvements.
Notable Changes:
General stability and polish improvements.
Scooter Software has an opening for a Customer Support Engineer in Madison, WI.
Job description and how to apply: www.scootersoftware.com/about/job_su...
Job description and how to apply: www.scootersoftware.com/about/job_su...
Scooter Software - Home of Beyond Compare
Scooter Software: Home of Beyond Compare
www.scootersoftware.com
March 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Scooter Software has an opening for a Customer Support Engineer in Madison, WI.
Job description and how to apply: www.scootersoftware.com/about/job_su...
Job description and how to apply: www.scootersoftware.com/about/job_su...
We've released Beyond Compare 5.0.6.30713.
Notable Changes:
Improved ability to modify comparison settings in Table Compare's main view.
General improvements and stability fixes.
Notable Changes:
Improved ability to modify comparison settings in Table Compare's main view.
General improvements and stability fixes.
February 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
We've released Beyond Compare 5.0.6.30713.
Notable Changes:
Improved ability to modify comparison settings in Table Compare's main view.
General improvements and stability fixes.
Notable Changes:
Improved ability to modify comparison settings in Table Compare's main view.
General improvements and stability fixes.