UltraCompare

File comparison software and directory comparison software - UltraCompare Professional

UltraCompare Professional is powerful file compare and directory compare software with support for merging differences across two or three text files or folders. Folder compare support includes .zip file compare and .jar archive compare, and comparison modes include text compare, folder compare, and binary compare.

With automatic integration with UltraEdit or UEStudio, UltraCompare Professional is a tool you should not be without! A free trial is available; download now to start tracking and merging your source code differences.

UltraCompare Lite users: Most of these features are not available in UltraCompare Lite. See UltraCompare Lite features, or see the difference between UltraCompare Professional and Lite.

This page contains a list of all features in the application. Related features are grouped into different categories - simply click on a category to jump to those features.

Some features may link to a related Power Tip, which provides a tutorial for using the feature.

• Text compare features
• Folder compare features
• Folder syncing features
• Word/PDF compare features
• Fast binary compare features
• Smart binary compare features
• Merge features
• Print/output features
• File management features
• Display features
• Miscellaneous features
• UltraCompare Lite features

 Text compare features

• Large file support for comparison of files several GB large
  • (Note: UltraCompare does include a memory threshold limitation so as not to consume all of the free RAM on your system. This threshold is based upon a variety of factors but ultimately is determined by the amount of memory required to complete the compare versus the amount of free memory on your system.)
• Powerful three way text file compare
• Windows explorer shell integration (right click menu in Windows Explorer) (not yet available for 64-bit systems)
• Ability to edit text lines and merge within UltraCompare
  • Changes can either be saved or merged to other file
  • Changed lines are highlighted until they are saved
• Download webpage or web file for text compare by typing its URL into the file address bar
• Manually re-sync two lines and begin the compare from those chosen lines
• Copy/paste multiple selected contiguous lines to clipboard
• Copy compare frame to clipboard
• Ability to compare whitespace differences between text files (tabs and spaces)
• Inline editing of text files
• Full Unicode support
  • Load files with Unicode file paths/names
  • Display and diff Unicode/UTF-8 data
• Set tab value to a specific number of spaces (like UltraEdit/UEStudio)
• Compare column ranges of data
  • Set column range(s) to be compared
  • Set column range(s) to be ignored
• Ability to compare text snippets, including ability to:
  • Paste text into blank compare frames
  • Clear compare frames (temp files are automatically deleted)
  • Merge and save compare results as a separate file
• Bookmark support
• Ability to delete lines from file
• Line-by-line compare of individual text files
• Status bar shows number of lines/blocks with differences
• Dockable output window with difference summary (cut/copy/paste output)
• Compare difference summary includes:
  • data in source but not in destination file (or vice versa)
  • character differences between files on the same line
• Launch folder compare or text compare from command line
• 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

 Directory (Folder) compare features

• 2-way folder compare
• Threaded compare engine for quick handling of large directories
• Intuitive tree-style view
  • Includes open/close nodes for subdirectories
  • Double-click a compared file or folder to launch a new compare in a new session
• Compare three folders at at time
• Mark and hide or unhide files and folders
• Compare remote (FTP/SFTP/FTPS) folder to local or remote folder
• CRC support for FTP compares (avoid downloading files to compare them)
• Compressed archive compare
  • ZIP file compare
  • ZIP file password support
  • RAR file compare
  • Java JAR file compare
• Side-by-side directory compare presentation
• Windows explorer shell integration (right click menu in Windows Explorer) (not yet available for 64-bit systems)
• Switch comparison method on the fly (basic, full, or smart [includes text compare])
• Split compare screen to preview text in one pane while moving from file to file
• Compare files based on time, date, or size
• Optionally ignore user-specified directories and file types
• Optionally ignore file timestamp differences
• Full Unicode support - compare folders from Unicode paths
• Ability to customize display of file date/time format in folder compare
• Set a NOT operator for filter (ie, NOT *.bak, etc.)
• Provide live update on progress (useful when working with large nested directory trees)
• Favorite files and folders allow quick access to commonly used compare items
• Explore source or destination directory by right clicking in folder compare 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
  • option to automatically display immediately following directory compare
• Select files with different names in folder compare mode and compare them
• Right-click on column headings and select fields

Folder synchronization features

• Folder Synchronization
  • Quickly sync different files between two folders (including subfolders)
  • Use pre-defined, customizable sync rules for determining how to handle differences
  • Create your own sync rules
  • Sync local, networked/shared, and remote/FTP files
  • Adjust sync actions for individual files as needed
  • Review sync actions before executing synchronization
  • Organize folder syncs in "Folder Synchronization" sessions
  • Launch folder sync session directly from UltraCompare's Windows explorer context menu integration
  • Schedule folder sync tasks for full automation
• Find Duplicates
  • Quickly locate duplicate files between two or more folders (including subfolders)
  • Specify criteria for what constitutes a duplicate file (name, size, date, and/or content)
  • Set ignore options system files, hidden files, recycle bin, etc.
  • Set include/exclude filters to optionally include and exclude files/folders
  • Search for duplicates in local, network/shared, and remote/FTP files
  • Browse list of found duplicates and specify which to keep and which to delete

Word/PDF compare features

• Compare Microsoft Word documents
• Compare .doc and .docx files (.docx requires MS Word 2007 or later)
• Compare text of PDF files
• Compare RTF Files

Fast binary compare features

• Byte-for-byte binary comparison
• Binary compare from command line
• 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
• Merge compared lines/blocks between files for two and three way text compare
• Merge compared files between directories for two and three 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
• Automatically move to the first difference when loading
• Automatically move to next difference after merge

Print/output features

• Print compare results in color
• Ability to use UltraCompare in batch files to produce reports, side-by-side difference output
• Print right or left compared file from File menu
• Print compare 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
• User configurable report headers/footers

File management features

• FTP support
• Open left/right compare file independently
• Drag and drop files to compare frame from Windows explorer
• Close All in the file menu and as a button
• Automatic file change detection

Display features

• Integrated IE browser support - display and compare HTML files as they would appear in the browser
• Show file in browser
• Text relational lines mode
• Full width display of active line of each compared file at bottom of application
• Ability to word wrap compare files
• Graphical scrolling display to easily locate changes
• Synchronized horizontal scrolling
• Flip comparison frames to switch source/destination files/directories
• Toolbar customization
• Display line number and column number in the status bar

Miscellaneous features

• Version control support via extended command line options and file path aliasing
• Execution control toolbar to start, stop, or refresh a compare
• Tabbed sessions allow you to run multiple concurrent compares within one instance of the application
• Workspace manager (file explorer tab)
  • Browse all system and network drives
  • Drag-and-drop to compare frames
  • Optionally display, browse, and open files from FTP accounts in explorer tree
  • Filter files
• Workspace manager (sessions tab)
  • Save, name, group, and organize compare sessions for quick access to frequently-used compares
  • Launch and execute sessions directly from session list
  • Set compare/ignore/other options for each session in new session properties dialog
  • Recent sessions option provides quick access to sessions from your last UltraCompare session
• Set UltraCompare to single instance
• Manual check for updates
• Set filter to specify file types to be displayed during folder compare
• Configurable key mapping
• Set font for text file compare panes
• Optional FTP account sharing with UltraEdit/UEStudio
• Customize/manage toolbars and menus
• Command line option for quick difference check

UltraCompare Lite features

• Text compare
  • Support for line-by-line text compare of individual files
  • Status bar shows number of lines/blocks different
  • Compare difference summary includes:
  • data in source but not in destination file or vice versa
  • data difference between text files on the same line
• Invoked from UltraEdit or UEStudio
• HTML help

Two Way Text Compare

 

 

Two Way Text Compare provides text comparison in two files in text or binary (fast or smart) modes. Includes relational line modes, merge capabilities, and the option to save your results.

Three Way Text Compare

 

 

Three Way Text Compare provides text comparison between three files in text or binary (fast or smart) modes. Includes relational line modes, merge capabilities, and the option to save results.

Two Way Folder

 

 

Two Way Folder Compare allows you to compare two directories with the option to recursively compare all contained subdirectories with full merge capabilities.

Three Way Folder

 

 

Three Way Folder Compare allows you to compare three directories with the option to recursively compare all contained subdirectories with full merge capabilities.

Folder Synchronization

 

 

Folder Synchronization, similar to folder mode, allows you to choose two folders and sync up the differences between them based on any number of sync rules.

Find Duplicates

 

 

Find Duplicates allows you to select any number of folders which are then scanned by UltraCompare to locate all duplicate files among them, based on criteria you provide.

Web Compare

 

 

Web Compare allows you download files from the web by typing them into the UltraCompare address bar. You can also download files via FTP/SFTP, and preview your HTML directly in the compare frame.

Standard (prices shown are per-user and in USD)

Quantity	With 1 year upgrade	With unlimited upgrade
1 - 24	49,95	149,95
25 - 49	44,95	134,95
50 - 99	39,95	119,95
100 - 199	34,95	104,95
200 - 399	29,95	89,95
400 - 499	24,95	74,95

 

Enterprise (prices shown are total, not per-user and in USD)

Quantity	With 1 year upgrade	With unlimited upgrade
500 - 800	10.900,00	32.900,00
801 - 1,000	12.900,00	38.900,00
1,001- 1,500	15.900,00	47.900,00
1,501 - 2,000	17.900,00	53.900,00
2,001 - 2,500	17.900,00	53.900,00
2,501 - 5,000	27.900,00	83.900,00
5,001 - 10,000	37.900,00	113.900,00
10,001 - 25,000	52.900,00	158.900,00

Are you looking for a site-wide or enterprise-wide licensing solution? The following information will acquaint you with IDM's flexible site/plant/enterprise licensing structures and options.

What benefits do plant and site licenses provide?

For customers that need large-scale installation authority at a single site or plant, IDM offers very attractive plant/site licenses. Site licenses are typically limited to a single location, but we have issued site licenses for corporate operations that span entire countries. Of course, site licenses are eligible for our maintenance program and enjoy volume discounting.

Benefits of site licensing:

• Provides a way to license an entire single physical site/location
• Provides substantial quantity discounts
• Provides flexibility to add and remove seats as needed
• Eligible for maintenance to curb renewal costs

What benefits does enterprise licensing provide?

Enterprise licensing is a convenient procurement instrument that allows corporate communities a cost effective means of large scale licensing. Enterprise licensing also provides broad installation authority at multiple physical locations and greatly diminishes any unauthorized use liabilities. Once more, your enterprise license is fully transferable should your company or affiliate company be sold or acquired by another.

Benefits of enterprise licensing:

• Provides affordable licensing for enterprise-level environments (500+ users)
• The best value for per-seat cost
• Provides licensing in any worldwide location (not confined to one plant or site)
• Provides flexibility to add and remove seats as needed
• Eligible for maintenance to curb renewal costs

What is maintenance, and what benefit does it provide?

Maintenance is an optional upgrade program for licenses of 25 or more users which entitles you to upgrades each year at only 20% of the new license cost instead of 50% (the cost for a standard upgrade). Maintenance is an additional 20% up-front with the initial license purchase, however its cost efficiency is realized as soon as your first renewal is paid. Most of our SMB (Small/Medium Businesses) and enterprise customers choose this option, as it is the most cost-effective way to keep their licenses up to date.

Maintenance refers to upgrades and updates only, and not necessarily technical support.