ExamDiff Pro Build History

Version 17.0

Build 17.0.2.2 (2026-09-27)

Improvement: Comparing very large files is significantly faster and the interface stays responsive throughout
Improvement: Scrolling horizontally is much faster in files with very long lines
Improvement: More appropriately sized default menu and toolbar icons at higher Windows display-scaling settings
Fix: The progress dialog could appear in the middle of a long comparison with an empty progress bar, instead of showing the current progress
Fix: When the directory comparison cache was used, the status line could show 0 different lines after drilling down into a folder and going back up
Fix: A command-line comparison that only generates a report and exits (/noui) could be cancelled midway by a stray Esc key event, leaving a truncated report
Fix: Redo, after Split Block, Delete Block, Copy From, or resolving a merge conflict, could clear that diff's highlighting or its description in the diff list
Fix: Syntax highlighting could stay blank instead of falling back to basic highlighting when a very large or complex file took too long to parse
Fix: In Compare, dragging the pane divider to a custom position, then minimizing and restoring the window, could reset the right pane to its minimum width
Fix: Cutting a line selected by clicking its line number could also remove the line after it, which was lost instead of being pasted back
Fix: The vertical scrollbar could stop short of the last few lines after resizing the window or dragging a splitter
Fix: Custom font sizes in Display options could shrink or grow after changing the Windows display-scaling setting, instead of staying at the chosen size

Build 17.0.2.1 (2026-09-17)

Improvement: /preselect and /autoresolve command-line options, previously three-way merge only, now also work with two-way merge
Improvement: Comparing and merging is significantly faster
Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 26.03
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.22.0
Fix: Copyright symbols were corrupted, showing as garbled characters instead of Â© in the About, Welcome, and other dialogs
Fix: A directory comparison could incorrectly report a file as identical to its counterpart when the file couldn't be read
Fix: A file that failed to open during a comparison could show the same error message multiple times
Fix: Exporting a binary comparison's differences as a UNIX diff report was broken
Fix: Structure comparison could crash or hang the application when used with a plug-in that reorders content (e.g. INI Sorter)
Fix: A merge with unresolved conflicts could crash the application (32-bit build)
Fix: Opening Help | About after a merge could crash the application
Fix: Accented and other non-ASCII characters could appear as garbled symbols in the log file

Build 17.0.1.10 (2026-08-21)

Improvement: Selected text in text comparison and merge now keeps its syntax/diff coloring instead of turning solid blue/white
Fix: Comparing binary files in detail could fail outright when the system was low on memory, instead of offering to just determine whether the files are different
Fix: Some binary files could be incorrectly treated as text during comparison
Fix: Text selection could disappear entirely, instead of just appearing dimmed, when the application lost focus
Fix: An error message from a command-line comparison run directly via ExamDiff.exe could disappear before it could be read
Fix: A few UI elements (including the text cursor) still didn't scale correctly on some Windows display-scaling settings
Fix: The Update Available dialog could incorrectly state that a new build was covered by your maintenance period
Fix: In binary comparison, the color codes bar could show very few marks even when there were many differences throughout the file
Fix: The Windows Programs/Apps list showed the exact build number in the program name, duplicating the separate Version column

Build 17.0.1.9 (2026-08-16)

Improvement: Faster syntax highlighting and HTML report generation when comparing or viewing large source code files
Improvement: Redesigned the Compare dialog's Sessions section for a cleaner look
Improvement: Replaced the progress indicator with a smoother animation
Fix: Various UI elements didn't scale correctly at high Windows display-scaling settings
Fix: Directory list/tree column sort direction could get stuck and not respond after a fresh launch
Fix: Directory list column header could show an incorrect highlight when hovering in light mode
Fix: Comparing file lists always required Administrator rights, even on systems where that wasn't necessary
Fix: Comparing a file list against an invalid file could show a confusing error instead of a clear explanation
Fix: Some warning dialogs could hang a command-line (console mode) comparison indefinitely instead of just logging the warning
Fix: In text comparison, if one file was shorter than the other, scrolling near the end could cause the two panes to become misaligned

Build 17.0.1.8 (2026-08-08)

Fix: Canceling a directory comparison's background content comparison (Esc) could take a very long time when many files required plug-ins
Fix: Clicking Cancel or pressing Esc during a comparison or plug-in execution often didn't register on the first attempt
Fix: Background content comparison in tree mode of directory comparison could run much slower than expected on large comparisons
Fix: Starting a new comparison shortly after canceling a directory comparison's background content comparison could crash the application
Fix: Canceling a comparison could leave a plug-in's helper process (e.g. when comparing against a remote URL) still running in the background
Fix: Comparing a password-protected ZIP, 7z, RAR, or other archive file could leave the application unresponsive indefinitely instead of showing an error
Fix: Comparing certain RTF files using the DOC to Text plug-in could incorrectly show them as identical, or show missing content
Fix: Comparing certain RTF files using the DOC to Text plug-in could show extra blank lines not present in the original document

Build 17.0.1.7 (2026-07-17)

Improvement: Much faster results filling when comparing directories with a very large number of files in list mode
Improvement: Much faster background full content comparison when comparing a very large number of files
Improvement: Faster, more responsive text selection when dragging the mouse in large or complex files
Fix: Statistics chart's title, legend, and labels could crowd out the pie chart itself on displays with Windows scaling above 100%
Fix: In tree mode of directory comparison, expanding or collapsing an item while background content comparison was running could crash the application
Fix: In tree mode of directory comparison, clicking or scrolling while background content comparison was running could significantly slow down both the UI and the comparison itself
Fix: Moving the cursor with the Up, Down, Page Up, or Page Down keys did not update the Line Inspector
Fix: Clicking inside an existing text selection, then extending it with Shift and an arrow key, could extend from the wrong starting point

Build 17.0.1.6 (2026-07-12)

Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 26.02
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.21.0
Fix: In directory comparison, line counts for added and deleted files included ignored lines, inconsistent with counts for changed files
Fix: Generating an HTML report from the command line could hang indefinitely or consume excessive memory on large or complex files, since syntax highlighting had no time limit outside the interactive UI
Fix: In directory comparison, files could incorrectly show as identical when full/parallel content comparison ran out of memory
Fix: Canceling a directory comparison's background content comparison (Esc) could hang or fail to stop it
Fix: Some binary files (e.g. compressed media) were misidentified as text, causing slow or excessive-memory comparisons
Fix: HTML diff reports (including directory comparison) used a much larger font and row/column sizing than the app itself on displays with Windows scaling above 100%
Fix: In tree mode of directory comparison, the diff bar could fail to show a difference block when it started on an item hidden under a collapsed parent folder

Build 17.0.1.5 (2026-06-30)

Improvement: Cleaner "Explorer Menu" submenu, with duplicate entries from other shell extensions removed
Improvement: Pane splitters in text comparison and merge now resize panes live while dragging when Windows' "Show window contents while dragging" setting is on, instead of only after releasing the mouse
Improvement: Updated jq plug-in to the latest version 1.8.2
Fix: ExamDiff Pro context menu did not appear in Total Commander, Everything, and other third-party file managers on Windows 11
Fix: Line Inspector could show a stray gray square when first displayed in merge mode
Fix: In directory comparison, the color codes bar was slightly misaligned with the scrollbar at the bottom of long lists

Build 17.0.1.4 (2026-06-20)

Improvement: Status bar now shows the number of selected characters and the Unicode code point of the character at the cursor
Fix: ExamDiff Pro was missing from Windows 11 modern right-click context menu (broken in build 17.0.0.8)
Fix: Binary comparison HTML report displayed line breaks instead of dots in the ASCII column for control characters
Fix: File comparison line count statistics included ignored lines, causing inconsistency with directory comparison "# of Diffs" count

Build 17.0.1.3 (2026-06-16)

Fix: Syntax highlighting failed to update after editing in text comparison and merge

Build 17.0.1.2 (2026-06-13)

Fix: The cursor did not follow scrolled lines in text comparison and merge

Build 17.0.1.1 (2026-05-31)

Fix: Word Wrap option was not consistently enabled or disabled
Fix: Horizontal scrolling did not work correctly in merge panes in some circumstances

Build 17.0.1.0 (2026-05-25)

First 17.0 production build

New: Improved text rendering and styling, using DirectWrite to draw and navigate strings in text comparison and merge
New: Completely revamped support for Office documents (DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX)
New: Enhanced update checking, including in-app update support
New: Syntax colors now support font effects: bold, italic, underline, and strike-through
New: Ability to compare ANSI files with non-default code pages, such as Shift-JIS
New: Added VHDL document type with full scope bar support and syntax highlighting
New: Option to use Shift + Mouse Wheel to horizontally scroll the focused pane instead of scrolling differences
Improvement: Better behavior of "Copy adjacent ignored lines when replacing diff blocks"
Improvement: Significantly better text rendering performance when syntax highlighting is enabled
Improvement: Improved positioning of dialogs in multi-monitor setups

Build 17.0.0.9-beta (2026-05-14)

Improvement: When option to use Shift + Mouse Wheel to horizontally scroll is set, Ctrl + Shift + Mouse Wheel can be used to navigate through differences
Fix: Portable version now downloads a portable ZIP archive to the user's Downloads folder when using in-app update, instead of downloading and launching a non-portable installer
Fix: Desktop shortcut was created for all users on first login after a machine-wide install, even when "Create a desktop icon" was not selected during installation

Build 17.0.0.8-beta (2026-05-08)

New: Option to use Shift + Mouse Wheel to horizontally scroll the focused pane instead of scrolling differences
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.20.0
Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 26.01
Fix: Horizontal scrolling of the directory tree view could truncate the view on the right
Fix: Duplicate ExamDiff Pro entries appeared in Windows 11 "Show more options" context menu
Fix: Portable version could lose settings when a file comparison instance launched from directory comparison exited before the parent instance

Build 17.0.0.7-beta (2026-04-30)

Fix: Column ignoring logic did not work for lines with unmatched quotes
Fix: Ctrl+Backspace (delete the word to the left of the cursor) and Ctrl+Delete (delete the word to the right) were not working as expected

Build 17.0.0.6-beta (2026-04-08)

Improvement: Improved positioning of dialogs in multi-monitor setups
Fix: DirectWrite rendering issues with older video drivers

Build 17.0.0.5-beta (2026-03-20)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.19.0
Fix: One more fix for syntax highlighting

Build 17.0.0.4-beta (2026-03-12)

Fix: Syntax highlights were not generated when command line was used to generate HTML output or to print

Build 17.0.0.3-beta (2026-03-03)

Improvement: Better in-app update functionality with ability to launch custom setup

Build 17.0.0.2-beta (2026-02-25)

Fix: Incorrect text rendering of a line under the cursor if the line was not fully visible

Build 17.0.0.1-beta (2026-02-20)

Improvement: Significantly better text rendering performance when syntax highlighting is enabled
Fix: OOXML2Txt plug-in was missing its configuration file

Build 17.0.0.0-beta (2026-02-18)

First 17.0 beta build

New: Improved text rendering and styling, using DirectWrite to draw and navigate strings in text comparison and merge
New: Completely revamped support for Office documents (DOCX, XLSX, and PPTX)
New: Enhanced update checking, including in-app update support
New: Syntax colors now support font effects: bold, italic, underline, and strike-through
New: Ability to compare ANSI files with non-default code pages, such as Shift-JIS
New: Added VHDL document type with full scope bar support and syntax highlighting
Improvement: Better behavior of "Copy adjacent ignored lines when replacing diff blocks"
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Version 16.0

Build 16.0.1.23 (2026-02-13)

Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 26.00

Build 16.0.1.22 (2026-02-06)

Fix: Switching from the Classic to the Automatic theme did not correctly refresh the UI

Build 16.0.1.21 (2026-01-28)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.18.0

Build 16.0.1.20 (2026-01-19)

Fix: Regex comments for custom types were not used
Fix: Comments were not ignored for auto-detected document types

Build 16.0.1.19 (2026-01-12)

Improvement: Better handling of soft hyphens

Build 16.0.1.18 (2025-12-22)

Fix: Fuzzy comparison options were not saved after build 16.0.1.13
Fix: Underline and strikeout font effects were not correctly applied in tree views of directory comparison

Build 16.0.1.17 (2025-12-06)

Improvement: Better coloring of the main status bar panes
Fix: Print/Print Preview did not use correct font size

Build 16.0.1.16 (2025-12-03)

Fix: Dropping a file into a file comparison pane could cause a crash in some circumstances
Fix: Rendering issues in text selection

Build 16.0.1.15 (2025-11-28)

Fix: Comparison and merge colors were not applied or saved after changing them in the respective options pages

Build 16.0.1.14 (2025-11-24)

Improvement: Updated Xpdf plug-in to the latest version 4.06
Fix: Hiding a column that directory comparison views were sorted on could cause a crash

Build 16.0.1.13 (2025-11-16)

Improvement: Rearranged Text Comparison options
Fix: One more fix for Explorer Shell extension for Windows 11 and shortcuts (links)

Build 16.0.1.12 (2025-11-11)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.17.0

Build 16.0.1.11 (2025-11-07)

Fix: Explorer Shell extension for Windows 11 did not resolve shortcuts (links)

Build 16.0.1.10 (2025-10-01)

Fix: table colors where not displayed in HTML reports
Fix: "View filter was used" was incorrectly shown in the output pane of directory comparison in some circumstances

Build 16.0.1.9 (2025-09-01)

Improvement: Better CSV/TSV content detection
Fix: in tree mode of directory comparison, parent items were incorrectly grouped with their children in diff blocks

Build 16.0.1.8 (2025-08-09)

Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 25.01

Build 16.0.1.7 (2025-07-08)

Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 25.00
Improvement: Updated jq plug-in to the latest version 1.8.1

Build 16.0.1.6 (2025-06-20)

Fix: Comparing clipboard contents could cause a crash in some circumstances
Fix: Replacing blocks in text comparison could cause a crash in rare circumstances

Build 16.0.1.5 (2025-06-15)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.14.1
Improvement: Updated jq plug-in to the latest version 1.8.0

Build 16.0.1.4 (2025-06-13)

Improvement: Enhanced setup logging

Build 16.0.1.3 (2025-06-04)

Fix: Fewer restart prompts after setup is completed
Fix: Eliminated a rare memory access error during setup

Build 16.0.1.2 (2025-05-31)

Fix: Password file was not always copied from previous version during installation in Windows 11 (part 2)
Fix: Explorer Shell extension was not registered in Windows 11 for non-admin users
Fix: Columns were not moved correctly using Move Up/Down buttons in Options | Display | Dir Columns

Build 16.0.1.1 (2025-05-18)

Fix: Regular expression for comments was not saved for custom document types
Fix: Password file was not always copied from previous version during installation in Windows 11

Build 16.0.1.0 (2025-04-11)

First 16.0 production build

New: Ability to select from your 25 most recent Clipboard items for comparison
New: Added syntax highlighting and scope bar support for 9 new document types (Dart, Go, INI, Lua, Markdown, MATLAB, Rust, Verilog, and YAML)
New: Completely rewritten syntax highlighting engine that fully parses files and highlights 20+ different types of syntax elements
New: Native support for ARM64
New: Option to include line counts of added/deleted files in # of diffs in directory comparison
New: Table comparison mode now invoked by default when clipboard contents representing tabular data (e.g. CSV, TSV) are compared (Master edition)
New: Ability to uninstall previous versions during setup, as well as other improvements to the setup flow
New: Option to consider files identical if their sizes match, even if their times differ
Improvement: The Sort plug-in is now case-sensitive unless the "Ignore case" option is set
Improvement: Better performance of directory comparison
Improvement: Better installation logging
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.12.0
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Build 16.0.0.9-beta (2025-04-08)

Fix: Using Touch command caused unexpected vertical scrolling if grouping was used in flat directory comparison mode

Build 16.0.0.8-beta (2025-03-27)

Fix: Slow shortcut target resolution, especially when invalid environment variables are used in the shortcut
Fix: Plug-in changes were not saved

Build 16.0.0.7-beta (2025-03-20)

Fix: Possible incorrect parent items diff status in tree mode of directory comparison for link files
Fix: Wrong resolution of some Help images

Build 16.0.0.6-beta (2025-03-15)

Fix: Line/column status bar pane was not always correctly updated in text comparison

Build 16.0.0.5-beta (2025-03-02)

Fix: File status bar panes could be incorrectly sized in binary comparison

Build 16.0.0.4-beta (2025-02-21)

Fix: Empty directories were not correctly updated after file operations in directory comparison in flat mode

Build 16.0.0.3-beta (2025-02-13)

Fix: Installer was not finding previously installed versions

Build 16.0.0.2-beta (2025-02-11)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.12.0
Fix: Explorer Shell extension did not launch ExamDiff Pro under the same user account as the hosting application
Fix: Comparing very large directories in flat mode could cause a crash in some circumstances

Build 16.0.0.1-beta (2025-02-01)

Improvement: Better installation logging

Build 16.0.0.0-beta (2025-01-28)

First 16.0 beta build

New: Ability to select from your 25 most recent Clipboard items for comparison
New: Added syntax highlighting and scope bar support for 9 new document types (Dart, Go, INI, Lua, Markdown, MATLAB, Rust, Verilog, and YAML)
New: Completely rewritten syntax highlighting engine that fully parses files and highlights 20+ different types of syntax elements
New: Native support for ARM64
New: Option to include line counts of added/deleted files in # of diffs in directory comparison
New: Table comparison mode now invoked by default when clipboard contents representing tabular data (e.g. CSV, TSV) are compared (Master edition)
New: Ability to uninstall previous versions during setup, as well as other improvements to the setup flow
New: Option to consider files identical if their sizes match, even if their times differ
Improvement: The Sort plug-in is now case-sensitive unless the "Ignore case" option is set
Improvement: Better performance of directory comparison
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Version 15.0

Build 15.0.1.31 (2025-04-08)

Fix: Using Touch command caused unexpected vertical scrolling if grouping was used in flat directory comparison mode

Build 15.0.1.30 (2025-03-26)

Fix: Slow shortcut target resolution, especially when invalid environment variables are used in the shortcut

Build 15.0.1.29 (2025-03-20)

Fix: Possible incorrect parent items diff status in tree mode of directory comparison for link files
Fix: Wrong resolution of some Help images

Build 15.0.1.28 (2025-03-15)

Fix: Line/column status bar pane was not always correctly updated in text comparison

Build 15.0.1.27 (2025-03-02)

Fix: File status bar panes could be incorrectly sized in binary comparison

Build 15.0.1.26 (2025-02-11)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.12.0
Fix: Explorer Shell extension did not launch ExamDiff Pro under the same user account as the hosting application
Fix: Comparing very large directories in flat mode could cause a crash in some circumstances

Build 15.0.1.25 (2025-01-23)

Fix: Scope bars in text comparison were not visible in some circumstances
Fix: In text comparison, when editing files with visible scope bars a crash could occur in some circumstances

Build 15.0.1.24 (2025-01-15)

Fix: Occasional incomplete display of last items in flat directory comparison mode (introduced in build 15.0.1.19)

Build 15.0.1.23 (2025-01-13)

Fix: Selection of lines from synchronizing (wide) splitter could be off by one or two lines with scope bars set to be invisible
Fix: Inconsistent behavior of color bars in flat directory comparison mode
Fix: Mouse wheel scrolling could result in inconsistent hot tracking in flat directory comparison mode
Fix: Windows icons were not correctly shown in directory comparison views

Build 15.0.1.22 (2025-01-04)

Fix: Switching from dark to classic theme did not correctly update tree controls
Fix: Line Inspector views could incorrectly have horizontal scrollbar in some circumstances
Fix: Unnecessary highlighting of items in flat directory comparison views while dragging the vertical scroll thumb

Build 15.0.1.21 (2024-12-26)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.11.1
Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 24.09

Build 15.0.1.20 (2024-12-19)

Fix: Explorer Shell extension could not register in Windows 11 (introduced in build 15.0.1.19)

Build 15.0.1.19 (2024-12-14)

Fix: Line Inspector lines could be misaligned in some circumstances

Build 15.0.1.18 (2024-12-10)

Fix: Deleting multiple items in directory comparison could cause a crash in tree mode

Build 15.0.1.17 (2024-12-07)

Improvement: Updated code signing certificate to avoid Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warnings

Build 15.0.1.16 (2024-11-15)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.11.0

Build 15.0.1.15 (2024-11-05)

Improvement: Better high DPI support
Fix: Syntax highlighting was incorrectly used after Recompare or Swap Files even when "Options | Display | Use document type settings" option was not set

Build 15.0.1.14 (2024-10-10)

Fix: Sorting by relative path was not preserved when switching from flat to tree mode and back
Fix: Exclude filters under Options | Display | View Filters did not correctly exclude by paths

Build 15.0.1.13 (2024-09-27)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.10.1
Fix: Incorrect display of line endings of changed blocks in two-way merge
Fix: "Move Cursor To Address" command in binary comparison did not work in 64-bit builds

Build 15.0.1.12 (2024-08-25)

Improvement: Better scope generation for comparison of programming language files

Build 15.0.1.11 (2024-08-17)

Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 24.08

Build 15.0.1.10 (2024-08-07)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.9.1

Build 15.0.1.9 (2024-07-31)

Fix: 7-Zip plug-in for 64-bit builds was incorrectly installed with a 32-bit DLL
Fix: Incorrect file and folder icons in directory comparison on Windows XP

Build 15.0.1.8 (2024-07-19)

Fix: Windows Explorer integration setup for Windows 11 could silently fail if the trusted root certificate was misconfigured on the target computer

Build 15.0.1.7 (2024-06-29)

Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 24.07

Build 15.0.1.6 (2024-06-28)

Fix: When "Compare files byte-by-byte (fast mode)" option was used, some files could be missing from directory comparison results in rare circumstances
Fix: When the last line of a file was missing the linebreak, the number of lines in the status bar was off by one

Build 15.0.1.5 (2024-06-23)

Fix: Setup error "Cannot expand 'dotnet4064' constant" on older Windows versions

Build 15.0.1.4 (2024-06-21)

Improvement: Setting clipboard contents in the Compare dialog now shows the number of characters to be compared

Build 15.0.1.3 (2024-06-08)

Improvement: Updated jQuery to the latest version 3.7.1

Build 15.0.1.2 (2024-05-29)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.8.0
Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 24.06

Build 15.0.1.1 (2024-05-23)

Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 24.05

Build 15.0.1.0 (2024-05-10)

First 15.0 production build

New: Tree mode in directory comparison
New: Ability to perform fast byte-by-byte file content comparison, within full content comparison
New: Enhanced file and directory filtering in directory comparison
Improvement: HTML Diff Report Improvements
Improvement: Better WSL (The Windows Subsystem for Linux) support
Improvement: Improved redrawing of small status bars
Improvement: Setup improvements
Improvement: Install plug-ins of the appropriate architecture (64-bit or 32-bit) based on the architecture chosen for the ExamDiff Pro installation
Improvement: Better order of status updates in the output pane after file operations
Improvement: Ability to use version 15.0 plug-ins without breaking plug-ins of previously installed versions
Improvement: Column widths are now stored separately for flat and tree directory comparison modes
Improvement: Relative Path sort order is preserved when toggling between flat and tree directory comparison modes
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.7.1
Improvement: Launching a new instance now consistently passes settings from the original one
Improvement: Deleting items in directory comparison will now display progress dialog
Improvement: Better startup performance
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Build 15.0.0.21-beta (2024-05-05)

Fix: /statsonly command line option did not report correct results in directory comparison
Fix: "Exclude ExamDiff Pro backup subdirectory" option did not work correctly in directory comparison
Fix: Removed PESnoop plug-in that sometimes triggered suspicious software warnings

Build 15.0.0.20-beta (2024-05-01)

Improvement: Better startup performance

Build 15.0.0.19-beta (2024-04-27)

Improvement: Deleting items in directory comparison will now display progress dialog

Build 15.0.0.18-beta (2024-04-23)

Fix: Minor Explorer integration issues

Build 15.0.0.17-beta (2024-04-17)

Improvement: Launching a new instance now consistently passes settings from the original one

Build 15.0.0.16-beta (2024-04-10)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.7.1
Fix: Version 15 shortcut was not created by the installer if a previous version was present

Build 15.0.0.15-beta (2024-04-07)

Fix: Empty directories were not allowed to be copied in flat mode of directory comparison

Build 15.0.0.14-beta (2024-04-02)

Fix: Restoring directory comparison tree expand/collapse state

Build 15.0.0.13-beta (2024-03-24)

Fix: Incorrect log location in portable ExamDiff Pro

Build 15.0.0.12-beta (2024-03-23)

Fix: Logging issues

Build 15.0.0.11-beta (2024-03-17)

Fix: Language detection issues

Build 15.0.0.10-beta (2024-03-03)

Fix: In tree mode, mouse wheel did not scroll correctly if "One screen at a time" was selected in Windows settings

Build 15.0.0.9-beta (2024-03-02)

Improvement: Column widths are now stored separately for flat and tree directory comparison modes
Improvement: Relative Path sort order is preserved when toggling between flat and tree directory comparison modes
Fix: Plug-ins options were not saved between launches
Fix: Word wrapping produced incorrect results for the last line if it was missing a linebreak

Build 15.0.0.8-beta (2024-02-24)

Fix: Mouse wheel did not scroll correctly in tree mode in some Windows configurations

Build 15.0.0.7-beta (2024-02-22)

Improvement: Ability to use version 15.0 plug-ins without breaking plug-ins of previously installed versions

Build 15.0.0.6-beta (2024-02-21)

Fix: Fixes for column resizing in tree mode
Fix: Crash dumps did not match saved PDB files
Fix: View | Scope Bars command could become disabled in some circumstances

Build 15.0.0.5-beta (2024-02-18)

Fix: "Updates available" visual indicator was incorrectly shared between major versions
Fix: A small number of settings were not correctly read from exported options files

Build 15.0.0.4-beta (2024-02-16)

Improvement: Ability to save crash minidump without emailing it
Fix: In tree mode, when using view filters a crash can occur in some circumstances

Build 15.0.0.3-beta (2024-02-15)

Improvement: Install plug-ins of the appropriate architecture (64-bit or 32-bit) based on the architecture chosen for the ExamDiff Pro installation
Improvement: Better order of status updates in the output pane after file operations
Fix: In tree mode, views were not properly updated after copying items in some circumstances

Build 15.0.0.2-beta (2024-02-08)

Improvement: Setup improvements
Fix: Custom inline plug-ins did not work correctly

Build 15.0.0.1-beta (2024-02-05)

Improvement: Improved redrawing of small status bars
Fix: Some of multiply-selected items were not copied in directory comparison

Build 15.0.0.0-beta (2024-02-01)

First 15.0 beta build

New: Tree mode in directory comparison
New: Ability to perform fast byte-by-byte file content comparison, within full content comparison
New: Enhanced file and directory filtering in directory comparison
Improvement: HTML Diff Report Improvements
Improvement: Better WSL (The Windows Subsystem for Linux) support
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Version 14.0

Build 14.0.1.27 (2024-04-10)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.7.1

Build 14.0.1.26 (2024-03-17)

Fix: Language detection issues

Build 14.0.1.25 (2024-03-02)

Fix: Word wrapping produced incorrect results for the last line if it was missing a linebreak

Build 14.0.1.24 (2024-02-22)

Fix: Crash dumps did not match saved PDB files

Build 14.0.1.23 (2024-02-10)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.6.0
Improvement: Updated Xpdf plug-in to the latest version 4.05

Build 14.0.1.22 (2024-01-25)

Fix: Occasional crash after clicking on a pane in a small status bar

Build 14.0.1.21 (2024-01-15)

New: "Updates available" visual indicator in the menu

Build 14.0.1.20 (2024-01-09)

Fix: Explorer integration did not work in Windows 11 in some scenarios

Build 14.0.1.19 (2023-12-25)

Fix: Empty directories were not handled correctly in some comparison filtering scenarios

Build 14.0.1.18 (2023-12-21)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.5.0
Improvement: Updated jq plug-in to the latest version 1.7.1

Build 14.0.1.17 (2023-12-12)

Fix: Incorrect default executable for ODT to Text plug-in

Build 14.0.1.16 (2023-11-18)

Fix: Large number of external file/directory changes could make directory comparison unresponsive

Build 14.0.1.15 (2023-10-19)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.4.0
Improvement: When lines are linked manually and they are in the same position, files are not auto-compared even when the Auto-Compare option is on

Build 14.0.1.14 (2023-10-06)

Fix: Manual links were set with the offset of one line when scope bars were not visible

Build 14.0.1.13 (2023-09-19)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.3.0
Improvement: Updated jq plug-in to the latest version 1.7
Fix: Occasional freezing of the UI after comparing text files
Fix: Sorting in directory comparison was not always correct if results included empty folders
Fix: Comparison results balloons were dismissed too quickly
Fix: Occasional crash after using Split Block (if the scope bar is visible)

Build 14.0.1.12 (2023-08-22)

Fix: Occasional crash at the end of directory comparison (introduced in the previous build)

Build 14.0.1.11 (2023-08-21)

Fix: Occasional invalid caret position after pasting into a file in text comparison

Build 14.0.1.10 (2023-08-01)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.2.1
Fix: Not all Browse buttons in the merge mode of the Compare dialog had icons

Build 14.0.1.9 (2023-07-22)

Improvement: Improved blue and dark user interface themes

Build 14.0.1.8 (2023-07-05)

Improvement: Better startup and comparison performance

Build 14.0.1.7 (2023-07-02)

Fix: Auto Detect command did not perform programming language detection correctly

Build 14.0.1.6 (2023-06-29)

New: Option to not show Compare dialog on startup
Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 23.01

Build 14.0.1.5 (2023-06-22)

Improvement: Added Ctrl + Numpad0 as another default keyboard shortcut to reset font size (requires Num Lock to be on)
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.1.2
Fix: "Compare Selected Fragments" did not work for fragments containing only empty lines
Fix: Horizontal width of text views was not updated after Replace All in text comparison/merge

Build 14.0.1.4 (2023-05-31)

Fix: Additional issues while comparing files with percent signs in their names

Build 14.0.1.3 (2023-05-30)

Fix: ExamDiff Pro could crash while comparing files with percent signs in their names

Build 14.0.1.2 (2023-05-20)

Improvement: Better programming language detection behavior
Fix: Leading or trailing spaces in compared file/directory names incorrectly caused remote plug-ins to be used

Build 14.0.1.1 (2023-05-15)

Improvement: Updated Wget plug-in to the latest version 1.21.4

Build 14.0.1.0 (2023-05-11)

First 14.0 production build

New: Portable version
New: Ability to detect programming language for files without supported extensions and clipboard contents
New: Ability to match file structures (functions, classes, etc.) for text file comparison
New: Language support for Typescript
New: Language support for JSON
New: Show preview of clipboard contents on mouseover in the Compare dialog
New: Ability to switch between different code pages to display byte codes in binary comparison
Improvement: Improved text comparison/merge status bar (new pane with document type, usability improvements)
Improvement: The width of the address column in binary comparison views is based on file sizes
Improvement: More intuitive behavior of the "Run in new instance" option in the Compare dialog
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.0.1
Improvement: Better support of Unicode characters in text comparison
Improvement: Better syntax tree parsing performance for large files
Improvement: Changed default program for "JSON Format" plug-in to the more efficient jq application
Improvement: Better behavior of the Replace command
Improvement: When "Retain file/directory pair" in Options | Global is used, files/directories are now populated for all three modes: file and directory comparison, and file merge
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Build 14.0.0.10-beta (2023-04-24)

Improvement: When "Retain file/directory pair" in Options | Global is used, files/directories are now populated for all three modes: file and directory comparison, and file merge
Fix: Reverted to the previous behavior of the Replace command (changed in build 14.0.0.8)

Build 14.0.0.9-beta (2023-04-24)

Fix: Rare crash in scope tree generation for CSS files

Build 14.0.0.8-beta (2023-04-17)

Improvement: Better syntax tree parsing performance for large files
Improvement: Changed default program for "JSON Format" plug-in to the more efficient jq application
Improvement: Better behavior of the Replace command
Fix: Undo/Redo in text comparison could cause a crash in rare circumstances
Fix: Session switch was not preserved on Empty Files in the Compare dialog

Build 14.0.0.7-beta (2023-03-31)

Fix: Using the XLSX-To-Text plug-in could produce the following error: "1 is not a supported code page. Parameter name: codepage"
Fix: Using the PPTX-To-Text plug-in could produce the following error: "Object reference not set to an instance of an object"

Build 14.0.0.6-beta (2023-03-28)

Improvement: Better support of Unicode characters in text comparison

Build 14.0.0.5-beta (2023-03-21)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.0.1

Build 14.0.0.4-beta (2023-03-10)

Improvement: More intuitive behavior of the "Run in new instance" option in the Compare dialog
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.88.1

Build 14.0.0.3-beta (2023-03-06)

New: Ability to switch between different code pages to display byte codes in binary comparison
Improvement: The width of the address column in binary comparison views is based on file sizes
Fix: Multiple fixes for print/print preview of selected content

Build 14.0.0.2-beta (2023-02-24)

Fix: Comments for custom document types were not correctly ignored

Build 14.0.0.1-beta (2023-02-22)

New: Show preview of clipboard contents on mouseover in the Compare dialog

Build 14.0.0.0-beta (2023-02-17)

First 14.0 beta build

New: Portable version
New: Ability to detect programming language for files without supported extensions and clipboard contents
New: Ability to match file structures (functions, classes, etc.) for text file comparison
New: Language support for Typescript
New: Language support for JSON
Improvement: Improved text comparison/merge status bar (new pane with document type, usability improvements)
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Version 13.0

Build 13.0.1.18 (2023-03-31)

Fix: Using the XLSX-To-Text plug-in could produce the following error: "1 is not a supported code page. Parameter name: codepage"
Fix: Using the PPTX-To-Text plug-in could produce the following error: "Object reference not set to an instance of an object"

Build 13.0.1.17 (2023-03-21)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 8.0.1

Build 13.0.1.16 (2023-03-10)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.88.1

Build 13.0.1.15 (2023-02-24)

Fix: Comments for custom document types were not correctly ignored

Build 13.0.1.14 (2023-02-06)

Fix: In directory comparison views, when an item was clicked, the first column was incorrectly indented if the option to show item check boxes was not set
Fix: The "Show line modification marks" option was not imported from a saved options file
Fix: Spin controls in multiple Options pages did not correctly handle number larger than 999

Build 13.0.1.13 (2023-01-18)

Fix: Additional issues with programming language syntax highlighting

Build 13.0.1.12 (2023-01-17)

Fix: Issues with programming language syntax highlighting, especially for HTML and XML

Build 13.0.1.11 (2023-01-09)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.87.0

Build 13.0.1.10 (2022-12-04)

Fix: Previous build introduced a condition that could lead to incomplete directory comparison results

Build 13.0.1.9 (2022-12-01)

Fix: When using the replace function on a selection, the first line of the selection can be truncated at the end of the line

Build 13.0.1.8 (2022-11-07)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.86.0

Build 13.0.1.7 (2022-10-06)

Fix: A crash can occur in text comparison of some UTF-8 files when comments are ignored
Improvement: Better deployment and management of plug-ins

Build 13.0.1.6 (2022-09-17)

Fix: Performing Undo in text comparison could crash the program

Build 13.0.1.5 (2022-09-12)

Fix: Ignoring column ranges was broken in build 13.0.1.1

Build 13.0.1.4 (2022-09-09)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.85.0

Build 13.0.1.3 (2022-08-23)

Fix: Save Modified Files dialog had wrong controls tab order
Improvement: Better performance of directory comparison

Build 13.0.1.2 (2022-08-13)

Fix: Text Merge bug introduced in the previous build

Build 13.0.1.1 (2022-08-12)

Fix: Windows Explorer context menu did not work correctly on Windows XP
Improvement: Better performance of file comparison

Build 13.0.1.0 (2022-08-03)

First 13.0 production build

New: Table comparison (Master edition)
New: Scope bar (class/function detection)
New: Windows 11 support
New: Ability to reset pane layout to default
New: View commands to zoom in/out views
New: Ability to copy HEX dump of data in binary comparison
New: Ability to use advanced diff algorithms in binary comparison
New: Option to show selection check boxes in directory comparison views
Improvement: Suppress dark mode for diff report printing
Improvement: Ability to skip resolved differences
Improvement: Updated Wget plug-in to the latest version 1.21.3
Improvement: Updated Xpdf plug-in to the latest version 4.04
Improvement: Added EPUB files to the Unzip plug-in extension list
Improvement: Sort directory comparison items if an empty directory has been made visible by the program as a result of deletion
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.84.0
Improvement: Better performance of table sorting and comparison
Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 22.01
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Build 13.0.0.12-beta (2022-07-28)

Fix: Some message boxes very showing during Uninstall with /VERYSILENT and /SUPRESSMSGBOXES options

Build 13.0.0.11-beta (2022-07-23)

Fix: Incorrect coloring of table files with separators embedded in quoted strings with single and double quotes
Fix: Icon were not showing in the Taskbar when ExamDiff Pro was launched from the Windows 11 Explorer context menu
Fix: Directory comparison did not allow file operations for items with long paths even if Windows supported long paths
Improvement: Better performance of table sorting and comparison
Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 22.01

Build 13.0.0.10-beta (2022-07-13)

Improvement: Sort directory comparison items if an empty directory has been made visible by the program as a result of deletion
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.84.0

Build 13.0.0.9-beta (2022-06-23)

New: Using mouse button tilt actions now results in horizontal scrolling of comparison views
Fix: Crash in JavaScipt file comparison with scope bar enabled
Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 22.00

Build 13.0.0.8-beta (2022-06-04)

Fix: Case was not ignored in line and character level diffs

Build 13.0.0.7-beta (2022-05-24)

Fix: Incorrect coloring of table files with separators embedded in quoted strings
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.83.1

Build 13.0.0.6-beta (2022-05-11)

Fix: Occasional hanging of binary comparison of large files

Build 13.0.0.5-beta (2022-05-02)

New: Option to show selection check boxes in directory comparison views
Fix: Next/Previous Unresolved Conflict command could be incorrectly disable in certain merge scenarios
Improvement: Added EPUB files to the Unzip plug-in extension list
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.83.0

Build 13.0.0.4-beta (2022-04-25)

Fix: Crash during binary comparison of large files when advanced comparison algorithms were used
Improvement: Updated Xpdf plug-in to the latest version 4.04

Build 13.0.0.3-beta (2022-04-19)

Improvement: Updated Wget plug-in to the latest version 1.21.3
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.82.0

Build 13.0.0.2-beta (2022-04-15)

Fix: Crash during Undo after changing "Skip resolved differences" option
Fix: "Skip resolved differences" did not apply to first and last differences

Build 13.0.0.1-beta (2022-04-14)

Fix: Bookmarks didn't work after recomparison
Improvement: Ability to skip resolved differences

Build 13.0.0.0-beta (2022-04-04)

First 13.0 beta build

New: Table comparison (Master edition)
New: Scope bar (class/function detection)
New: Windows 11 support
New: Ability to reset pane layout to default
New: View commands to zoom in/out views
New: Ability to copy HEX dump of data in binary comparison
New: Ability to use advanced diff algorithms in binary comparison
Improvement: Suppress dark mode for diff report printing
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Version 12.0

Build 12.0.1.26 (2022-07-26)

Fix: Some message boxes very showing during Uninstall with /VERYSILENT and /SUPRESSMSGBOXES options

Build 12.0.1.25 (2022-07-23)

Fix: Directory comparison did not allow file operations for items with long paths even if Windows supported long paths
Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 22.01

Build 12.0.1.24 (2022-07-13)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.84.0

Build 12.0.1.23 (2022-06-23)

Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 22.00

Build 12.0.1.22 (2022-06-04)

Fix: Case was not ignored in line and character level diffs

Build 12.0.1.21 (2022-05-17)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.83.1

Build 12.0.1.20 (2022-05-03)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.83.0

Build 12.0.1.19 (2022-04-28)

Improvement: Updated Xpdf plug-in to the latest version 4.04

Build 12.0.1.18 (2022-04-19)

Improvement: Updated Wget plug-in to the latest version 1.21.3
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.82.0

Build 12.0.1.17 (2022-04-09)

Fix: Bookmarks didn't work after recomparison

Build 12.0.1.16 (2022-03-13)

Improvement: If directory comparison started with the "--no_registry_writing" option, start file/directory comparison launched from it also with the same option

Build 12.0.1.15 (2022-03-04)

Improvement: If directory comparison started with the /nh ("no history") option, start file/directory comparison launched from it also with the same option

Build 12.0.1.14 (2022-02-07)

Fix: Shell integration was broken on Windows XP
Improvement: Better visual indication of inability to edit files in text comparison
Improvement: More consistent tooltips and balloon tips for different themes

Build 12.0.1.13 (2022-01-21)

Fix: Occasional crash in binary comparison (introduced in the previous build)

Build 12.0.1.12 (2022-01-18)

Fix: Error after comparing a file against clipboard and then recomparing on an external change of the file
Fix: Moved blocks were incorrectly identified with the Histogram diff algorithm
Improvement: Increased the number of bytes that can be searched for in binary comparison to 1024
Improvement: Updated 7-Zip plug-in to the latest version 21.07
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.81.0

Build 12.0.1.11 (2021-12-06)

Fix: Ignored lines coloring bug in text comparison
Fix: Setting a document type (syntax highlighting) to a file did not always apply it to Line Explorer views
Fix: More precise handling of CTRL + +, CTRL + -, CTRL + 0 zoom commands

Build 12.0.1.10 (2021-11-16)

New: Shortcuts to zoom views:

Zoom in: CTRL + +
Zoom out: CTRL + -
Reset to default font size: CTRL + 0

Build 12.0.1.9 (2021-11-08)

Improvement: Updated Wget plug-in to the latest version 1.21.2
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.79.1

Build 12.0.1.8 (2021-09-02)

Fix: Office document plug-in did not always extract all text from PowerPoint files

Build 12.0.1.7 (2021-08-02)

Fix: Fixed missing images in ExamDiff Pro Help
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.78.0

Build 12.0.1.6 (2021-07-26)

Fix: Using grouping could lead to incorrect display of results in non-recursive directory comparison
Fix: Searching for messages in Options | Misc | Messages did not always work
Improvement: Faster sorting of directory comparison items

Build 12.0.1.5 (2021-07-20)

Fix: Using the "Cache diff results for Drill Down/Go Up navigation" could cause an error during directory comparison in rare circumstances
Fix: Saving HTML diff reports with the "Include file diffs" option turned on did not produce correct sub-directory reports in non-recursive directory comparison
Improvement: Set the default menu and toolbar icon sizes based on the screen metrics

Build 12.0.1.4 (2021-07-15)

Fix: Using mouse wheel while dragging a view to set a manual synchronization link could lead to incorrect results

Build 12.0.1.3 (2021-07-14)

Fix: Incorrect icon for the Quick Options button in the Compare dialog

Build 12.0.1.2 (2021-07-12)

Fix: External file changes were not detected if a file was first deleted and then recreated
Fix: Incorrect "Same" status in directory comparison as a result of external file changes in rare circumstances
Fix: Save First/Second File commands sometimes behaved as Save First/Second File As...

Build 12.0.1.1 (2021-06-26)

Fix: Occasional misalignment of diff blocks during comparison with non-classic algorithms when manual synchronization links are used
Fix: If both file were changed and the user selected to recompare in the Change Notification dialog, occasionally only one file was reloaded during recomparison

Build 12.0.1.0 (2021-06-03)

First 12.0 production build

New: New and improved diff algorithms
New: Ability to ignore columns in tab/comma-separated files (referred to by their indices)
New: Improved Dark Theme and ability to detect theme automatically from Windows settings
New: Recently compared files/directories in the main menu
New: Apply button in the Options dialog
New: Options search now includes messages under Misc | Messages
New: New dialog for saving files if both are modified
New: Customize command in the menu under View | Toolbar
New: Dump TLB plug-in (by OleWoo)
Improvements: Usability improvements to Options dialog
Improvement: Better directory comparison results when view filter is used
Improvement: Updated OleWoo plug-in to the latest version 1.2.6502
Improvement: Updated Xpdf plug-in to the latest version 4.03
Improvement: Better diff status reporting after directory comparison
Improvement: Added ability to assign keyboard shortcuts to Merge Matched and Merge Selected directory comparison commands
Improvement: Made the list of commands under Options | Global | Keyboard sorted alphabetically, to make finding them easier
Improvement: In directory comparison, selection moves to the next item after deletion
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.76.0
Improvement: Updated Wget plug-in to the latest version 1.21.1
Improvement: On the Compare dialog, replaced Exit button with Cancel
Improvement: Added using of "Optimize diff block alignment" option in Merge
Improvement: Better handling of command line options in the jump list and recently compared files/directories
Improvement: Ignore File Deletion change notification message in non-directory comparisons
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Build 12.0.0.13-beta (2021-06-01)

Fix: Changes made to a compared file in one instance of ExamDiff Pro where occasionally missed by another instance

Build 12.0.0.12-beta (2021-05-24)

Fix: Occasional crash when canceling binary comparison
Fix: Incorrect number of trial usage days can be shown under some circumstances

Build 12.0.0.11-beta (2021-05-19)

Fix: Incorrect status bar selection pane length in binary comparison views
Fix: Incorrect options were used when comparison was launched from the Compare dialog in a new instance with altered quick options
Fix: Occasional crash during comparison with non-classic algorithms
Improvement: Ignore File Deletion change notification message in non-directory comparisons

Build 12.0.0.10-beta (2021-05-07)

Improvement: Added using of "Optimize diff block alignment" option in Merge
Improvement: Better handling of command line options in the jump list and recently compared files/directories

Build 12.0.0.9-beta (2021-04-22)

Improvement: On the Compare dialog, replaced Exit button with Cancel

Build 12.0.0.8-beta (2021-04-09)

Fix: Reverted the flawed change that moves selection to the next item after deletion in directory comparison

Build 12.0.0.7-beta (2021-04-07)

Improvement: In directory comparison, selection moves to the next item after deletion
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.76.0
Improvement: Updated Wget plug-in to the latest version 1.21.1

Build 12.0.0.6-beta (2021-03-23)

Fix: Case was not ignored during comparison of word-wrapped files
Fix: Incorrect status message after comparing identical directories
Improvement: Added ability to assign keyboard shortcuts to Merge Matched and Merge Selected directory comparison commands
Improvement: Made the list of commands under Options | Global | Keyboard sorted alphabetically, to make finding them easier

Build 12.0.0.5-beta (2021-03-09)

Fix: Incorrect diff block positioning in directory comparison after using view filters
Improvement: Better diff status reporting after directory comparison

Build 12.0.0.4-beta (2021-03-01)

Fix: Incorrect behavior of the Add Block commands

Build 12.0.0.3-beta (2021-02-26)

Fix: Occasional crash during comparison with Patience algorithm
Improvement: Updated Xpdf plug-in to the latest version 4.03

Build 12.0.0.2-beta (2021-02-17)

Fix: Fixed version in the About box
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.75.0

Build 12.0.0.1-beta (2021-02-15)

Improvement: Better directory comparison results when view filter is used
Improvement: Updated OleWoo plug-in to the latest version 1.2.6502

Build 12.0.0.0-beta (2021-02-02)

First 12.0 beta build

New: New and improved diff algorithms
New: Ability to ignore columns in tab/comma-separated files (referred to by their indices)
New: Improved Dark Theme and ability to detect theme automatically from Windows settings
New: Recently compared files/directories in the main menu
New: Apply button in the Options dialog
New: Options search now includes messages under Misc | Messages
New: New dialog for saving files if both are modified
New: Customize command in the menu under View | Toolbar
New: Dump TLB plug-in (by OleWoo)
Improvements: Usability improvements to Options dialog
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Version 11.0

Build 11.0.1.15 (2021-03-04)

Fix: Incorrect behavior of the Add Block commands
Fix: Quick Options button in the Compare dialog
Improvement: Updated Xpdf plug-in to the latest version 4.03

Build 11.0.1.14 (2021-02-17)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.75.0

Build 11.0.1.13 (2021-01-25)

Fix: Collapsing the last group in directory comparison views with grouping could result in blank views
Improvement: Added new Pascal extensions: .dpr, .pp, and .lpr

Build 11.0.1.12 (2021-01-07)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.74.0

Build 11.0.1.11 (2020-12-10)

Fix: Deleting a compared directory outside of ExamDiff Pro could cause the program to hang in some circumstances
Improvement: Added Activation ID to the About dialog

Build 11.0.1.10 (2020-10-19)

Fix: Statistics chart was not redrawn with new colors on theme change
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.73.0

Build 11.0.1.9 (2020-10-08)

Improvement: Multiple performance improvements for the process startup/shutdown and comparison

Build 11.0.1.8 (2020-10-01)

Fix: Manual synchronization links were displayed shifted by one line (introduced in build 11.0.1.7)

Build 11.0.1.7 (2020-09-29)

Fix: Crash during comparison of very large files (greater than 2 GB)
Improvement: Performance improvements of comparing very large files

Build 11.0.1.6 (2020-08-26)

Improvement: Better handling of changes in the Options dialog
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.72.0

Build 11.0.1.5 (2020-08-12)

Fix: Occasional crash during comparison (introduced in build 11.0.1.4)

Build 11.0.1.4 (2020-08-11)

Improvement: Multiple jump lists improvements
Improvement: Pane titles font size now matches the height of the controls

Build 11.0.1.3 (2020-07-14)

Improvement: Added keyboard shortcuts to compare mode selection buttons in the Compare Dialog

Build 11.0.1.2 (2020-06-05)

Fix: Command line: /d option was ignored when the /g option was used
Fix: Too slow mouse wheel scrolling in binary comparison views

Build 11.0.1.1 (2020-05-23)

Fix: Detailed binary comparison could cause a crash in some circumstances
Fix: Switching between comparison modes (text/binary/directory/merge) could result in toolbars not being drawn correctly

Build 11.0.1.0 (2020-05-18)

First 11.0 production build

New: Explorer-like column filters in directory comparison
New: Show diff statistics in a chart
New: New HTML template
New: Ability to reset all settings
New: Ability to launch multiple file comparison sessions from directory comparison, one for each selected file
New: Skip Difference enhancements
New: Built-in support for PowerShell documents
New: Option to open new comparison instance from directory comparison on another monitor
New: UI enhancements: dark theme, flattened UI
New: Support for Windows jump lists
Improvement: Significantly faster directory comparison in full file comparison mode
Improvement: Installation improvements
Improvement: Text file comparison performance improvements
Improvement: Better mouse wheel scroll behavior in Windows 10
Improvement: Made text comparison algorithm results more intuitive
Improvement: Better saving/restoring of manual synchronization links
Improvement: Updated Xpdf plug-in to the latest version 4.02
Improvement: Separated Line-by-line setting in Options | Test Compare | Advanced from Fuzzy comparison settings, and made the latter more user-friendly
Improvement: Improved diff statistics chart
Improvement: Better sorting in directory comparison
Improvement: Better IniSorter plug-in performance
Improvement: Loading file/directory from the pane title bar will now recompare if the Auto-Compare option is turned on
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.70.0
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Build 11.0.0.14-beta (2020-05-11)

Fix: Taskbar progress was not showing is the UI was launched from the command line
Fix: Indenting lines incorrectly added tabs/spaces to empty lines

Build 11.0.0.12-beta (2020-05-06)

New: Support for Windows jump lists
Improvement: Loading file/directory from the pane title bar will now recompare if the Auto-Compare option is turned on
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.70.0

Build 11.0.0.11-beta (2020-04-28)

Fix: IniSorter plug-in failed to process some .reg files
Improvement: Better sorting in directory comparison
Improvement: Better IniSorter plug-in performance

Build 11.0.0.10-beta (2020-04-23)

Fix: Deleted manual synchronization links could come back after recomparison under some circumstances
Fix: Incorrect diff statistics chart for two-way merge
Fix: Color bars were not updated after resolving diffs in text file comparison
Improvement: Separated Line-by-line setting in Options | Test Compare | Advanced from Fuzzy comparison settings, and made the latter more user-friendly
Improvement: Improved diff statistics chart

Build 11.0.0.9-beta (2020-04-07)

Fix: IniSorter plug-in was fixed for multiple rows with the same name but different values in the same section
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.69.1
Improvement: Updated Xpdf plug-in to the latest version 4.02

Build 11.0.0.8-beta (2020-03-04)

Improvement: Made text comparison algorithm results more intuitive
Improvement: Better saving/restoring of manual synchronization links

Build 11.0.0.7-beta (2020-02-15)

Fix: Ignored color was not applied in text comparison if the Word Wrap option was used but none of the lines were actually wrapped
Fix: Status bar incorrectly reported that all conflicts were resolved after merge even though the main UI showed unresolved conflicts
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.68.0

Build 11.0.0.6-beta (2020-01-21)

Fix: File/directories with names containing extended ASCII characters of different cases (e.g. FINANÇAMENT and Finançament) were not matched in directory comparison
Fix: Absolute paths were stored in HTML diff reports for directory comparison when "Include file diffs" option was used
Improvement: Better mouse wheel scroll behavior in Windows 10

Build 11.0.0.5-beta (2020-01-04)

Fix: Header control in directory comparison did not restore to normal color after hovering over a column
Fix: Directory comparison cancellation could cause incorrect behavior of full file comparison background task
Improvement: Text file comparison performance improvements

Build 11.0.0.4-beta (2019-12-02)

Fix: Column filtering issues in directory comparison
Fix: The output pane did not update correctly after switching between the blue and the dark themes

Build 11.0.0.3-beta (2019-11-26)

Fix: Incorrect scrolling in directory comparison after some file operations

Build 11.0.0.2-beta (2019-11-15)

Fix: Using certain directory comparison options could lead to a crash when a file comparison was launched from directory comparison

Build 11.0.0.1-beta (2019-10-12)

Fix: IniSorter plug-in was fixed for multi-line entries
Fix: Incorrect saving of UTF-8 files under some rare circumstances
Fix: Double-clicking on a directory in non-recursive directory comparison did not result on launching a comparison

Build 11.0.0.0-beta (2019-10-25)

First 11.0 beta build

New: Explorer-like column filters in directory comparison
New: Show diff statistics in a chart
New: New HTML template
New: Ability to reset all settings
New: Ability to launch multiple file comparison sessions from directory comparison, one for each selected file
New: Skip Difference enhancements
New: Built-in support for PowerShell documents
New: Option to open new comparison instance from directory comparison on another monitor
New: UI enhancements: dark theme, flattened UI
Improvement: Significantly faster directory comparison in full file comparison mode
Improvement: Installation improvements
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Version 10.0

Build 10.0.1.21 (2020-01-17)

Fix: Incorrect version number in the previous build

Build 10.0.1.20 (2020-01-10)

Fix: Header control in directory comparison did not restore to normal color after hovering over a column
Fix: File/directories with names containing extended ASCII characters of different cases (e.g. FINANÇAMENT and Finançament) were not matched in directory comparison
Fix: Absolute paths were stored in HTML diff reports for directory comparison when "Include file diffs" option was used

Build 10.0.1.19 (2019-11-15)

Fix: Using certain directory comparison options could lead to a crash when a file comparison was launched from directory comparison

Build 10.0.1.18 (2019-11-12)

Fix: Incorrect saving of UTF-8 files under some rare circumstances

Build 10.0.1.17 (2019-10-01)

Fix: Incorrect message about plug-in-preprocessed file after toggling Use Plug-ins option and attempting to edit/save a file

Build 10.0.1.16 (2019-09-05)

Fix: Command line options were not passed from directory comparison to invoked file comparison

Build 10.0.1.15 (2019-07-17)

Fix: Support for long paths in WIndows 10
Fix: Issues with group mode in directory comparison
Fix: Dropping an archive file on a pane could hang the program
Fix: Restored ability to drop a single file or directory into an empty comparison pane
Fix: Ability to compare clipboard contents in binary mode
Fix: Alignment problem in some skipped lines scenarios

Build 10.0.1.14 (2019-06-21)

Fix: Inability to read Unicode surrogates from files with UTF-8 encoding
Fix: Incorrect formatting of HTML diff report for binary comparison in fast mode
Fix: Taskbar error status was not reset after continuing of comparison
Fix: Dropping of a single file onto a comparison pane could lead to a crash
Improvement: Better high DPI support

Build 10.0.1.13 (2019-04-26)

Fix: Occasional crash when applying activation code
Fix: Keyboard shortcuts in the options were not properly drawn under high DPI
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.64.1
Improvement: Updated wget plug-in to the latest version 1.20.3 (note: this version does not support Windows XP)

Build 10.0.1.12 (2019-04-19)

Fix: Clicking on the border between two adjacent blocks on the diff bar could produce incorrect result
Fix: Too tall "Delete Empty Directories" message in some circumstances
Improvement: Changed to keep text selection in unfocused panes in order to improve Find/Replace experience

Build 10.0.1.11 (2019-03-22)

Fix: When command line was used with examdiff.exe (as opposed to examdiff), no console output was produced
Improvement: Much faster and more precise XLSX to Text conversion in OOXML2Txt plug-in
Improvement: Updated Xpdf plug-in to the latest version 4.01.01

Build 10.0.1.10 (2019-03-12)

Fix: manual links were not loaded from session files
Improvement: Updated 7zip plug-in to the latest version 19.00
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.64.0
Improvement: Updated Xpdf plug-in to the latest version 4.01 (note: this version does not support Windows XP)

Build 10.0.1.9 (2019-02-22)

Fix: Plug-in options were not saved (broken in build 10.0.1.7)

Build 10.0.1.8 (2019-02-17)

Fix: Incorrect text coloring after using Split Block command

Build 10.0.1.7 (2019-02-15)

Fix: Incorrect default for treating list files as directories. After the fix, such files are treated as regular files unless Compare Directories tab or /fd option are used
Fix: Using bold/italic fonts could cause HTML reports to not show correct colors
Fix: Copying to the clipboard from binary comparison panes could cause a crash
Improvement: Faster start-up
Improvement: Faster directory comparison
Improvement: Faster fuzzy line matching in text comparison/merge
Improvement: Made menu bar unmovable
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.63.0
Improvement: More streamlined setup

Build 10.0.1.6 (2018-12-07)

Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.62.0
Improvement: Updated jq plug-in to the latest version 1.6
Improvement: Updated wget plug-in to the latest version 1.20 (note: this version no longer supports Windows XP)

Build 10.0.1.5 (2018-11-16)

Fix: Restored "Select Destination Location" and "Select Start Menu Folder" pages in setup.
Fix: Reset window layout if previously saved window is hidden in the current monitor configuration

Build 10.0.1.4 (2018-10-17)

Improvement: Better messages when adding/removing manual links
Improvement: Better messages when editing read-only files

Build 10.0.1.3 (2018-09-21)

Fix: Files that contain file paths were incorrectly treated as directories when compared from directory comparison

Build 10.0.1.2 (2018-09-09)

Fix: Diff combobox could erroneously contain empty diffs at the end for binary comparison
Fix: Reduced flickering of binary comparison panes
Improvement: "Save files before re-comparison" option no longer applies to clipboard fragments
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.61.1

Build 10.0.1.1 (2018-08-24)

Fix: Synchronize Directories erroneously included identical files of certain types
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.61.0

Build 10.0.1.0 (2018-07-31)

First 10.0 production build

New: Ability to compare file/directory lists (Master edition)
New: Ability to create directory comparison HTML diff report with links to file comparison HTML diff reports (Master edition)
New: Quick Compare options
New: Fuzzy string comparison support for inline text comparison
New: Option to allow file exclusion by attribute in directory comparison (especially hidden files/folders)
New: Added "Ignore subdirectories" to "Handling of subdirectories" options under Options | Directory Compare
New: Option to automatically re-compare after save
New: Ability to hide menu bar
Improvement: Extended "Copy Line to Other File" to "Copy Line(s) to Other File"
Improvement: Better performance of CRC calculations
Improvement: Updated 7zip plug-in to the latest version 18.05
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.60.0
Improvement: Updated HTML Tidy plug-in to the latest version 5.6.0
Improvement: Updated wget plug-in to the latest version 1.19.4
Improvement: Respect "Enabled" state of system-installed plug-ins during installation
Improvement: Better management of license keys
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Build 10.0.0.10-beta (2018-07-25)

Fix: Minor license activation issues

Build 10.0.0.9-beta (2018-06-22)

Fix: Occasional crash when using synchronized word wrap
Fix: Certain files caused incomplete inline comparison results

Build 10.0.0.8-beta (2018-06-16)

Improvement: Better management of license keys

Build 10.0.0.7-beta (2018-06-08)

Fix: Increasing bytes per line in binary comparison could lead to a crash
Fix: Using "Save files before re-comparison" option combined with plug-ins and manual synchronization could result in a plug-in error

Build 10.0.0.6-beta (2018-05-27)

Fix: Strings were not imported correctly from options exported in 10.0
Fix: Dragging columns did not work in Options | Display | Dir Columns
Improvement: Respect "Enabled" state of system-installed plug-ins during installation
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.60.0

Build 10.0.0.5-beta (2018-05-19)

Improvement: Updated 7zip plug-in to the latest version 18.05
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.59.0
Improvement: Updated HTML Tidy plug-in to the latest version 5.6.0
Improvement: Updated wget plug-in to the latest version 1.19.4

Build 10.0.0.4-beta (2018-04-27)

Fix: File change notification issues

Build 10.0.0.3-beta (2018-04-18)

Fix: Could not copy empty subdirectories from one directory to the other

Build 10.0.0.2-beta (2018-04-13)

Fix: Ignore comments for system-defined document types did not work unless Use Document Type Settings was turned on
Fix: Occasional crash in binary comparison
Fix: Too large menu/toolbar font under Windows XP
Fix: CRCs were not correctly calculated for files with CRC equal to 0xFFFFFFFF
Fix: File handles were occasionally not closed if full file comparison background task was canceled during CRC calculations
Fix: Occasional crash during saving of files with empty lines and trimming enabled
Improvement: Better performance of CRC calculations

Build 10.0.0.1-beta (2018-03-25)

Fix: Custom toolbars were not exported using the Export Settings command

Build 10.0.0.0-beta (2018-02-25)

First 10.0 beta build

New: Ability to compare file/directory lists (Master edition)
New: Ability to create directory comparison HTML diff report with links to file comparison HTML diff reports (Master edition)
New: Quick Compare options
New: Fuzzy string comparison support for inline text comparison
New: Option to allow file exclusion by attribute in directory comparison (especially hidden files/folders)
New: Added "Ignore subdirectories" to "Handling of subdirectories" options under Options | Directory Compare
New: Option to automatically re-compare after save
New: Ability to hide menu bar
Improvement: Extended "Copy Line to Other File" to "Copy Line(s) to Other File"
Fix: Changed window size sometimes did not persist after re-compare

Version 9.0

Build 9.0.1.8 (2018-01-31)

Fix: Additional fix for Synchronize Directories of nested files/directories in non-recursive comparison

Build 9.0.1.7 (2017-10-27)

Fix: A file without the last linebreak could be saved without a linebreak before the line or the block of lines copied from the opposite file
Fix: ExamDiff Pro could hang after saving XML files with embedded NULL characters
Fix: Synchronize Directories did not properly identified nested files in non-recursive comparison (broken in build 9.0.1.6)

Build 9.0.1.6 (2017-09-23)

Fix: Could not compare a directory against a directory snapshot
Fix: Could not create directory snapshots from the File menu

Build 9.0.1.5 (2017-09-04)

Fix: Occasional crash when comparing an empty directory
Fix: Occasional crash in Windows XP during license activation

Build 9.0.1.4 (2017-08-25)

New: Option to not create a Start Menu folder during setup
Fix: Occasional crash when using zero similarity
Improvement: Updated Xpdf plug-in to the latest version 4.00

Build 9.0.1.3 (2017-07-31)

Fix: Build 9.0.1.2 did not work under Windows XP

Build 9.0.1.2 (2017-07-30)

Fix: Not all settings were exported using the Export Settings command
Improvement: Do not report changes in child directories if "Do not compare subdirectories at all" option is used
Improvement: Better handling of symlinks

Build 9.0.1.1 (2017-06-08)

New: New difference navigation mouse commands

Shift + MouseWheel Up: navigate to the previous difference
Shift + MouseWheel Down: navigate to the next difference
MouseWheel Click: set focus to the diff bar (if it's visible and enabled)

Fix: Occasional loss of synchronization after Undo/Redo in text comparison

Build 9.0.1.0 (2017-05-13)

First 9.0 production build

New: Updated user interface (modern UI theme, multiple toolbars with additional customization options, new toolbar and menu icons, high DPI support)
New: Logging to the new output pane and/or a log file
New: Fast (byte-by-byte) binary comparison
New: Merge additions (Master edition; 3-way diff (without merge) and a new command line option /diffonly, ability to ignore case, ability to ignore parts of lines matching a regular expression)
New: Option to remove trailing whitespaces from lines during saving of text files
New: Added "JSON Canonicalize" (jq) plug-in to the list of installed plug-ins
Improvement: Better text/binary detection
Improvement: Better performance of 3-Way Diff And Merge
Improvement: Explorer context menu is now enabled even if selected files are in different directories (Windows Vista and higher)
Improvement: Changed icons for Swap Files/Directories and Replace commands
Improvement: Better detection of comments for programming languages supported by syntax highlighting
Improvement: Added all toolbar commands to the customization dialog
Improvement: Added "Toggle fast byte-by-byte comparison" button to the Binary Comparison toolbar
Improvement: Added View | Use Modern Theme menu command
Improvement: Updated 7z plug-in to the latest version 16.04
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.52.1
Improvement: Differences Bar can now be docked next to another toolbar
Improvement: Better performance of parallel full comparison
Improvement: Updated jq plug-in to the latest version 1.5
Improvement: Updated HTML Tidy plug-in to the latest version 5.4.0
Improvement: Updated wget plug-in to the latest version 1.19.1
Improvement: Better highlighting of directory comparison items changed by an external program
Improvement: Changed background color of selected block icon in Merge to blue
Improvement: Better handling of table layouts in PDF files by Xpdf plug-in
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Build 9.0.0.16-beta (2017-04-14)

Fix: Manual links were not preserved when a file was saved unchanged outside of ExamDiff Pro
Improvement: Better highlighting of directory comparison items changed by an external program
Improvement: Changed background color of selected block icon in Merge to blue

Build 9.0.0.15-beta (2017-03-24)

Fix: Incorrect sorting of directory comparison by the Status column (only affected the second/right pane)

Build 9.0.0.14-beta (2017-03-10)

New: Option to show and hide address column in fast binary comparison mode
Fix: Occasional incorrect behavior of fast binary comparison
Improvement: Updated jq plug-in to the latest version 1.5
Improvement: Updated HTML Tidy plug-in to the latest version 5.4.0
Improvement: Updated wget plug-in to the latest version 1.19.1

Build 9.0.0.13-beta (2017-03-03)

Fix: /html command line options was broken in the previous build

Build 9.0.0.12-beta (2017-02-27)

Fix: An invalid extra difference was added in byte-by-byte binary comparison in some circumstances
Fix: Command bars settings were not fully imported via Import Settings command
Fix: Text comparison views were not always refreshed after Undo/Redo commands
Improvement: Better performance of parallel full comparison

Build 9.0.0.11-beta (2017-02-11)

Fix: Incorrect toolbars were saved in some circumstances when switching between sessions

Build 9.0.0.10-beta (2017-02-09)

Fix: Incorrect Explorer Menu behavior when files from different subdirectories were selected
Fix: Line/character level differences were not always correctly reported in Merge
Fix: Incorrect Use Left/Right/Center behavior after merging empty files or files with missing last linebreaks
Improvement: Differences Bar can now be docked next to another toolbar

Build 9.0.0.9-beta (2017-01-29)

Fix: Incorrect directory comparison diff stats are reported when /f and /statsonly command line options are used together

Build 9.0.0.8-beta (2017-01-27)

New: Added "JSON Canonicalize" (jq) plug-in to the list of installed plug-ins
Fix: Show Only First command did not work in file and directory comparison
Fix: Dropping a text file did not actually show the dropped file in the pane

Build 9.0.0.7-beta (2017-01-15)

Fix: Removed additional duplicates from the "All Commands" category in the customization dialog
Fix: Another instance of "Encountered an improper argument" error when directory comparison diff bar was clicked in a certain area

Build 9.0.0.6-beta (2017-01-09)

Fix: Occasional crash when saving text files with "Remove trailing whitespaces when saving files" option enabled

Build 9.0.0.5-beta (2017-01-07)

Fix: Diff Bar in directory comparison was not always updated on keyboard navigation
Fix: Incorrect line numbering after Undo operation for Add Block, Delete Block, and Split Block commands
Fix: Removed duplicates from the "All Commands" category in the customization dialog

Build 9.0.0.4-beta (2017-01-04)

Fix: Could not set Text Merge detail level to "Lines and Characters"
Improvement: Added all toolbar commands to the customization dialog
Improvement: Added "Toggle fast byte-by-byte comparison" button to the Binary Comparison toolbar
Improvement: Added View | Use Modern Theme menu command
Improvement: Updated 7z plug-in to the latest version 16.04
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version 7.52.1

Build 9.0.0.3-beta (2016-12-28)

Fix: "Encountered an improper argument" error when directory comparison diff bar was clicked in a certain area
Improvement: Better detection of comments for programming languages supported by syntax highlighting

Build 9.0.0.2-beta (2016-12-19)

Fix: The auto-hidden output pane did not redraw properly when popped up
Fix: Button icons sometimes remained hidden on the Compare dialog
Improvement: Changed icons for Swap Files/Directories and Replace commands

Build 9.0.0.1-beta (2016-12-19)

Fix: Invalid key bindings after upgrading to 9.0

Build 9.0.0.0-beta (2016-12-17)

First 9.0 beta build

New: Updated user interface (modern UI theme, multiple toolbars with additional customization options, new toolbar and menu icons, high DPI support)
New: Logging to the new output pane and/or a log file
New: Fast (byte-by-byte) binary comparison
New: Merge additions (Master edition; 3-way diff (without merge) and a new command line option /diffonly, ability to ignore case, ability to ignore parts of lines matching a regular expression)
New: Option to remove trailing whitespaces from lines during saving of text files
Improvement: Better text/binary detection
Improvement: Better performance of 3-Way Diff And Merge
Improvement: Explorer context menu is now enabled even if selected files are in different directories (Windows Vista and higher)
Fix: Stopping parallel full comparison caused files to be marked with "Error" status or to be erroneously marked as identical
Fix: Options and sessions files were not saved with the Unicode Byte Order Mark (BOM)
Fix: Incorrect line numbering after Add Block, Delete Block, and Split Block commands

Version 8.0

Build 8.0.1.8 (2016-07-27)

Fix: Previous build did not properly update plug-ins

Build 8.0.1.7 (2016-07-03)

Fix: Handling of ^ and $ characters in regular expressions fine and replace
Fix: Incorrect behavior of the END key when text views are not vertically synchronized
Fix: When comparing directory snapshots, "7FFFFFFF" CRCs are shown for values larger than 2147483647
Improvement: Updated 7z plug-in to the latest version 16.02
Improvement: Updated cURL plug-in to the latest version v7.49.1
Improvement: Updated tidy plug-in to the latest version 5.2.0
Improvement: Updated wget plug-in to the latest version 1.18
Improvement: Updated Xpdf plug-in to the latest version 3.04

Build 8.0.1.6 (2016-03-26)

Fix: Occasional crash on creating a new directory comparison filter when existing filter is not selected
Fix: Multiple high DPI issues

Build 8.0.1.5 (2016-03-05)

Fix: Occasional crash on grouping of directory items by a hidden column
Fix: OOXML2Txt plug-in did not always correctly handle complex Excel files
Improvement: Better performance of scrolling of directory views with large number of items
Improvement: RTF files are now automatically handled by the "DOC to Text" plug-in

Build 8.0.1.4 (2016-01-29)

Fix: Occasional crash during saving of session files

Build 8.0.1.3 (2016-01-17)

New: ExamDiff Pro and its installers are now signed with SHA-2 (SHA-256) certificate
New: 256 pixel application icon for Windows Vista and higher

Build 8.0.1.2 (2015-12-22)

Improvement: Improved support for Wine 1.8

Build 8.0.1.1 (2015-12-17)

Fix: Color and Hatch drop-downs in Color Options were not properly positioned in some multi-display scenarios
Fix: Lines with Unix style of linebreaks were not always ignored (given the correct options)

Build 8.0.1.0 (2015-11-13)

First 8.0 production build

New: Ability to group directory comparison items
New: Allow to Go Up One Level/Drill Down in directory comparison without re-comparison (using cached diff results)
New: Ability to use Left/Center/Right blocks by default if a conflict occurs during merging (Master edition)
New: Command line option /statsonly to output only comparison statistics
New: Automatically save/restore manual synchronization links
New: Ability to customize file/directory captions
New: Allow using Windows environment variables in Options paths
New: Option to convert new tabs to spaces during text file editing
New: Ability to customize print report heading via Page Setup (including making it blank)
New: Option to force comparisons from Windows Explorer context menu with the older/newer file/directory as first
New: "Merge Matched" and "Merge Selected" commands in the Advanced sub-menu of the directory comparison views context menu (Master edition)
New: Command line options /dt1:name, /dt2:name, /dt3:name to allow replacing "Theirs", "Base", and "Yours" tags in merging (Master edition)
New: Windows 10 Support
New: Ability to activate and deactivate license directly from the Help menu
New: Ability to apply ignored line and column ranges only to the first or to the second file using 1: or 2: prefixes, e.g. 1:1-6 (by default ranges apply to both files)
Improvement: Improved performance of directory comparison
Improvement: Ability to toggle option "Ignore Linebreak styles" via customized toolbar
Improvement: Added more file attributes to the supported ones (RHSA) in directory comparison views
Improvement: Updated tidy plug-in to the latest version 5.0.0
Improvement: Updated XMLStarlet plug-in to the latest version 1.6.1
Improvement: Manual synchronization links are now saved per session and also saved into session files
Improvement: Bookmarks are now preserved during re-comparison
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Build 8.0.0.5-beta (2015-10-15)

New: Ability to activate and deactivate license directly from the Help menu

Build 8.0.0.4-beta (2015-09-08)

Fix: Activation did not always work properly under Windows XP in the last build

Build 8.0.0.3-beta (2015-09-07)

Improvement: Updated tidy plug-in to the latest version 5.0.0
Improvement: Updated XMLStarlet plug-in to the latest version 1.6.1

Build 8.0.0.2-beta (2015-08-14)

Fix: Occasional crash in binary comparison for large block sizes
Fix: Added a recomparison prompt before applying view filters to unsaved buffers in text comparison

Build 8.0.0.1-beta (2015-08-01)

Fix: File plug-ins were incorrectly used in directory comparison in some scenarios
Fix: Unicode strings were not correctly saved in Options and Sessions files
Fix: Line numbers for wrapped lines in HTML reports were incorrectly shown

Build 8.0.0.0-beta (2015-07-17)

First 8.0 beta build

New: Ability to group directory comparison items
New: Allow to Go Up One Level/Drill Down in directory comparison without re-comparison (using cached diff results)
New: Ability to use Left/Center/Right blocks by default if a conflict occurs during merging (Master edition)
New: Command line option /statsonly to output only comparison statistics
New: Automatically save/restore manual synchronization links
New: Ability to customize file/directory captions
New: Allow using Windows environment variables in Options paths
New: Option to convert new tabs to spaces during text file editing
New: Ability to customize print report heading via Page Setup (including making it blank)
New: Option to force comparisons from Windows Explorer context menu with the older/newer file/directory as first
New: "Merge Matched" and "Merge Selected" commands in the Advanced sub-menu of the directory comparison views context menu (Master edition)
New: Command line options /dt1:name, /dt2:name, /dt3:name to allow replacing "Theirs", "Base", and "Yours" tags in merging (Master edition)
New: Windows 10 Support
Improvement: Improved performance of directory comparison
Improvement: Ability to toggle option "Ignore Linebreak styles" via customized toolbar
Improvement: Added more file attributes to the supported ones (RHSA) in directory comparison views

Version 7.0

Build 7.0.1.26 (2015-08-14)

Fix: Occasional crash in binary comparison for large block sizes
Fix: Added a recomparison prompt before applying view filters to unsaved buffers in text comparison

Build 7.0.1.25 (2015-08-01)

Fix: File plug-ins were incorrectly used in directory comparison in some scenarios

Build 7.0.1.24 (2015-07-17)

Fix: Moving new plug-ins up or down in the Plug-ins Options page did not preserve their properties
Fix: Occasional failures in reading of Excel files by OOXML2Txt plug-in
Fix: Failed to Save As merge output files if they used forward slashes in their paths instead of backslashes

Build 7.0.1.23 (2015-05-22)

Fix: Handling of volume directories in Shell extension
Fix: Occasional crash in merge

Build 7.0.1.22 (2015-04-24)

Fix: Encoding of more extended ASCII characters in binary comparison HTML diff reports
Fix: Incorrect number of differences in the diff combobox of binary comparison HTML diff reports

Build 7.0.1.21 (2015-04-19)

Fix: Better handling of extended ASCII characters in binary comparison HTML diff reports
Fix: Save As dialog occasionally defaulted to empty path after swapping files
Fix: Incorrect prompt to delete empty directories after deleting files under certain circumstances

Build 7.0.1.20 (2015-03-27)

Fix: Better handling of ASCII character 129 in binary comparison HTML diff reports
Fix: Occasional incorrect comparison results when parallel full directory comparison is used to compare a directory with its sub-directory
Improvement: Different timestamps for identical items are shown in bold font if the "Highlight newer/older dates for identical items" option is not enabled

Build 7.0.1.19 (2015-03-13)

Fix: "Full File Comparison" mode was not saved when ExamDiff Pro was launched from the command line or Windows Explorer
Fix: "Fetch Remote Directory" plug-in did not work correctly
Fix: Plug-in and Encoding settings in the Open File dialog were not used correctly
Improvement: Updated curl plug-in to the latest version 7.41.0
Improvement: Updated wget plug-in to the latest version 1.16.2

Build 7.0.1.18 (2015-02-15)

Fix: Loading session a from file resulted in removing recent session file paths from the Files/Directories | Session menu
Fix: Deleting current session in the Compare dialog and canceling it resulted in the session being restored

Build 7.0.1.17 (2015-01-29)

Fix: The 32-bit build failed to register license keys on PCs without support for SSE2 instruction set
Fix: Explorer sub-menu was empty in the directory comparison context menu

Build 7.0.1.16 (2015-01-23)

Fix: The 32-bit build did not start on PCs without support for SSE2 instruction set
Improvement: Display non-breaking spaces when "View White Space" command is used

Build 7.0.1.15 (2014-12-30)

Fix: Incorrect files were questioned during directory comparison file operations under certain conditions
Fix: Zero-size files were not picked up by the Explorer Shell extension

Build 7.0.1.14 (2014-12-25)

Fix: "Encountered an improper argument" error on startup under certain conditions

Build 7.0.1.13 (2014-12-24)

Fix: Borders between directory comparison items when view filter is used
Fix: Color bars were not properly updated during parallel full directory comparison
Fix: Hourglass icons were not visible for all items that were in the processing queue
Improvement: Better handling of non-admin users during setup
Improvement: Print Preview: support for mouse wheel, additional zoom levels
Improvement: Better performance of parallel full directory comparison

Build 7.0.1.12 (2014-11-29)

Fix: "Reset this page only" did not work for Text Compare options page
Fix: In directory comparison, pressing the Copy arrow on the last item did not always result in performing the command
New: Added hourglass icons to the diff bar for directory comparison items that are currently compared during parallel full comparison

Build 7.0.1.11 (2014-11-21)

Fix: Incorrect lines were ignored in text comparison with certain combination of Ignore options

Build 7.0.1.10 (2014-11-20)

Fix: Improved general UI responsiveness and ability to cancel parallel full directory comparison
Fix: Handling of dragging files into ExamDiff Pro when view filters were used
Fix: Occasional crash in directory comparison when mouse is hovered over partially visible items
Improvement: Performance of text file comparison

Build 7.0.1.9 (2014-11-17)

Fix: Occasionally incorrect files were copied when Copy button was used on the diff bar in directory comparison
Fix: Improved view updates during search in text comparison

Build 7.0.1.8 (2014-11-16)

Fix: Incorrect (offset by one) icons in the Options tree
Fix: Improved detection of very large binary files
Fix: Occasional incorrect height of sub-menus in 64-bit build
Fix: Odd coloring of directory comparison results when one compared directory is a sub-directory of the other
Fix: Sorting by number of differences did not work if parallel full directory comparison was used
Fix: Occasional "Invalid argument encountered" error during file deletion in filtered directory comparison views
Fix: Directory snapshots were not correctly compared if comparison filters were used
Fix: Occasional incorrect directory comparison results when the Unzip plug-in was used in conjunction with parallel full directory comparison
Fix: Forcing treating PDF files as binary prevented them from being correctly compared in directory full file comparison mode when the PDF plug-in was used
New: Added "ODT to Text" plug-in for OpenDocument files

Build 7.0.1.7 (2014-09-13)

Fix: Occasional thread collisions when plug-ins were used in parallel full directory comparison
Fix: File plug-ins were incorrectly used when files comparison was launched from directory comparison in some scenarios
Fix: Incorrect cursor position after deleting text in some scenarios
Fix: Crash after incorrect treatment of manually linked lines in some scenarios
Improvement: Better binary file detection

Build 7.0.1.6 (2014-08-15)

Fix: Plug-in processed archive files were not correctly re-compared
Fix: Manual synchronization links were not allowed to be set if text comparison was invoked after a merge
Fix: Undoing "Add Block" command in text comparison did not work correctly
Fix: Directory comparison options for metadata comparison were not remembered if the "Full File Comparison" mode was used when ExamDiff Pro was launched from the command line or Windows Explorer
Improvement: Improved diff navigation in HTML reports

Build 7.0.1.5 (2014-08-04)

Fix: Files with no extension were processed by the Unzip plug-in

Build 7.0.1.4 (2014-08-02)

Fix: Find was disabled in the left/theirs comparison pane for both two-way merge and three-way diff and merge
Fix: Merge panes became blank after changing merge colors in Options
New: Added JSON formatting plug-in
Improvement: Added the toolbar button "Show/Hide Synchronization Buttons" to the "Text Merge Toolbar"
Improvement: Added ISO, MSI, and CHM extensions the list of extensions for the Unzip plug-in

Build 7.0.1.3 (2014-07-09)

Fix: Recently compared directories were not saved when ExamDiff Pro was launched from the command line or Windows Explorer
Fix: Improved initial layout in multi-monitor setup
Improvement: Removed the unnecessary All Options page in the Options dialog

Build 7.0.1.2 (2014-07-01)

Fix: Show/Hide Line Inspector command caused problems in some scenarios
Fix: Use View Filter setting was not saved when ExamDiff Pro was launched from the command line or Windows Explorer
Fix: Occasional hanging at the end of ExamDiff.com execution (after the comparison was finished)

Build 7.0.1.1 (2014-06-20)

Fix: XLS to CSV plug-in failed to convert some decimal numbers
Fix: The "INS" status pane in the merge output view was not updated when the Insert key was pressed
Fix: 64-bit installer did not properly deploy ExamDiff.com

Build 7.0.1.0 (2014-06-07)

First 7.0 production build

New: Two-way merge (Master edition)
New: Line Inspector in merge mode (Master edition)
New: Parallel full comparison
New: Export/Import Settings commands
New: Ability to search for options
New: Ability to search in toolbar customization dialog
New: Windows 8.1 support
New: Ability to clear comparison history, recent sessions, and recent session files
New: New directory comparison context menu commands: Open, Open Both, Copy as Path
New: Ctrl-Mouse wheel adjusts font size
New: Option to make the directory comparison backup directory hidden
New: Text file encoding shown in status bars and highlighted if different
Fix: Empty directory not matching comparison filters were still shown in directory comparison
Improvement: New Tools menu for settings-related commands
Improvement: New Options | Tools pane for options pertaining to external tools
Improvement: Improved layout for many dialogs
Improvement: Reorganized directory comparison context menu to make rarely used commands less prominent
Improvement: Rearranged "Comparison precision" settings under Options | Directory Compare
Improvement: Newer/Older file comparison status panes are now colored
Improvement: Added version to the desktop shortcut during installation
Improvement: Performance of text comparison and merge
Improvement: Better defaults for comparison plug-ins
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Build 7.0.0.15-beta (2014-06-04)

Fix: Some files caused two-way merge to crash

Build 7.0.0.14-beta (2014-05-28)

Fix: Performance issues during directory comparison over local network

Build 7.0.0.13-beta (2014-05-26)

Fix: Issues with enabling the OK button on the Copy To Third Directory dialog

Build 7.0.0.12-beta (2014-04-26)

Fix: /noui command line option did always produce output file during text merge

Build 7.0.0.11-beta (2014-04-14)

Fix: Coloring issue after block synchronization in text comparison

Build 7.0.0.10-beta (2014-04-12)

Fix: Coloring issue when a block with no last line ending was copied from one file to another
Improvement: Better defaults for comparison plug-ins

Build 7.0.0.9-beta (2014-03-22)

Improvement: Performance of text comparison and merge

Build 7.0.0.8-beta (2014-03-01)

Fix: Launching a comparison from an ExamDiff Pro instance did not always use the instance's options
Fix: Error while comparing identical files via command line

Build 7.0.0.7-beta (2014-02-17)

Fix: Some comparison plug-ins were broken by the latest build

Build 7.0.0.6-beta (2014-02-14)

Fix: Errors during Parallel Full Comparison when directory comparison plug-ins were used

Build 7.0.0.5-beta (2014-02-08)

Fix: Settings were not exported under Windows XP

Build 7.0.0.4-beta (2014-02-01)

Fix: Errors during parallel full comparison of large directories (temporary files)
Fix: Some toolbar button images were not properly set prior to comparison

Build 7.0.0.3-beta (2014-01-21)

Fix: Failed to determine existence of files on network shares under heavy CPU load
Fix: Directory comparison views were incorrectly updated after changing full file comparison option and rejecting re-comparison

Build 7.0.0.2-beta (2014-01-14)

Fix: Occasional crash after deleting a directory

Build 7.0.0.1-beta (2014-01-14)

Fix: Directory items were not properly updated after file deletion in full comparison mode
Improvement: Added version to the desktop shortcut during installation

Build 7.0.0.0-beta (2014-01-08)

First 7.0 beta build

New: Two-way merge (Master edition)
New: Line Inspector in merge mode (Master edition)
New: Parallel full comparison
New: Export/Import Settings commands
New: Ability to search for options
New: Ability to search in toolbar customization dialog
New: Windows 8.1 support
New: Ability to clear comparison history, recent sessions, and recent session files
New: New directory comparison context menu commands: Open, Open Both, Copy as Path
New: Ctrl-Mouse wheel adjusts font size
New: Option to make the directory comparison backup directory hidden
New: Text file encoding shown in status bars and highlighted if different
Fix: Empty directory not matching comparison filters were still shown in directory comparison
Improvement: New Tools menu for settings-related commands
Improvement: New Options | Tools pane for options pertaining to external tools
Improvement: Improved layout for many dialogs
Improvement: Reorganized directory comparison context menu to make rarely used commands less prominent
Improvement: Rearranged "Comparison precision" settings under Options | Directory Compare
Improvement: Newer/Older file comparison status panes are now colored

Version 6.0

Build 6.0.3.14 (2013-12-17)

Fix: Formerly empty directories were shown as empty after copying files into them

Build 6.0.3.13 (2013-11-02)

Fix: Vertical scrolling in Merge goes out of synchronization under some circumstances
Fix: Incorrect diff combo strings after View Filter was applied following splitting blocks in text comparison
Fix: End-of-line characters were incorrectly shown after View Filter is applied when one or more files were missing the last linebreak
Fix: Inconsistent directory/file comparison results when all file lines were ignored
Fix: Inconsistent text comparison results when word wrap was on and one or more files were missing the last linebreak
Fix: Incorrect navigation to large diff blocks in HTML reports

Build 6.0.3.12 (2013-09-21)

Fix: Inconsistent behavior after trying to compare files or directories that don't exist from the title bars
Fix: Incorrect text coloring after Undo/Redo under some circumstances
Fix: MRU sessions were sometimes not working correctly
Fix: Stability issues

Build 6.0.3.11 (2013-08-19)

New: Better diff navigation for large blocks in HTML reports
Fix: Options were not saved if the "Empty Files" button was clicked after options were changed from the Compare dialog
Fix: Error while trying to copy a very large number of files as text in directory comparison
Fix: Evaluation dialog was shown in console mode
Fix: Inconsistent behavior after deleting empty directories following file deletion in recursive comparison

Build 6.0.3.10 (2013-07-23)

Fix: Occasional crashes during HTML diff report generation
Fix: Manual links in text file comparison did not work under some circumstances

Build 6.0.3.9 (2013-07-20)

Fix: Missing Word Wrap/Ignore Options warning when the "Ignore Comments" toolbar button was used with word-wrapped files
Fix: Inconsistent behavior after re-comparing of files that are processed by a plug-in and then modified
Fix: Improved multi-monitor support
Fix: Case-insensitive comparison did not work correctly for European accented characters
Fix: Improved handling of embedded NULL characters in text files

Build 6.0.3.8 (2013-06-01)

Fix: Encoding for the three-way merge output file is now set based on the encoding of "yours" file
Fix: Eliminated duplicate change notifications
Fix: Using File Types button in file dialogs occasionally caused stability issues

Build 6.0.3.7 (2013-04-13)

Fix: Newline characters were not shown when a file was dragged onto a file comparison pane
Fix: Rare crash in three-way comparison when one or more files were missing the last linebreak

Build 6.0.3.6 (2013-03-15)

Fix: Crash on searching in the merge mode
Fix: Ctrl-F3 and Ctrl-Shift-F3 commands were not working in the merge mode

Build 6.0.3.5 (2013-03-03)

Fix: Incorrect display of empty directories after deletion in recursive comparison
Fix: Line Inspector did not display text selection or scrolled to it after a successful search
Fix: View filter state was not remembered between restarts
Fix: Keyboard navigation was broken in the merge mode
Fix: Command line option /d was ignored when used together with /g

Build 6.0.3.4 (2013-02-16)

Fix: Crashed during comparison of text files grater than 4 GB
Fix: Incorrect inline diff navigation under certain conditions
Fix: Horizontal scrollbar for long lines in HTML diff reports Line Inspector was missing
Fix: Accelerator keys did not work properly in the Compare dialog
Fix: Incorrect behavior of "//" and "--" command line options
Fix: Keyboard shortcuts did not work for the Merge menu items

Build 6.0.3.3 (2013-01-26)

Fix: Occasional crashes during three-way comparison if word wrap was enabled
Fix: Improved change notification monitoring

Build 6.0.3.2 (2013-01-20)

New: Line Inspector in HTML diff reports
Fix: Line Inspector was erroneously shown in binary comparison mode
Fix: Better default command line options for the PDF plug-in

Build 6.0.3.1 (2013-01-11)

New: Tooltips in the comparison legend within HTML diff reports
Fix: Inability to click on the column list in Options | Display | Dir Columns
Fix: The prompt to delete empty directories was missing a path character if root directories were compared

Build 6.0.3.0 (2012-12-20)

First release build

Build 6.0.2.6 (2012-12-17)

Fix: Replace All did not work properly if the replacement string was blank

Build 6.0.2.5 (2012-12-16)

Fix: Occasional crashes while undoing Replace All in text comparison
Fix: Added warnings during file operations on paths longer than 260 characters
Fix: Improved handling of inaccessible network shares

Build 6.0.2.4 (2012-12-08)

Fix: Save Snapshot menu items were disabled
Fix: Using Shift + F10 shortcut invoked Explorer context menu
Fix: Handling of focus switching when the top dialog bar is hidden
Fix: Handling of nonexistent files or directories when opening sessions or session files
Fix: Autopicks were overwritten by different instances of ExamDiff Pro
Fix: Snapshots were not compare recursively under certain conditions

Build 6.0.2.3 (2012-11-29)

Fix: Handling of duplicate extensions in the Document Type Options page
Fix: Accelerators for buttons in Don't Show Again messages did not work

Build 6.0.2.2 (2012-11-19)

Fix: Dialog button issues when Windows XP or above uses Windows Classic theme
Fix: Handling of wide characters (e.g. Japanese) in file comparison views

Build 6.0.2.1 (2012-11-18)

Fix: Compare dialog issues in Windows 2000

Build 6.0.2.0 (2012-11-01)

Fix: Added smtp: prefix to the email address for minidumps to fix Outlook issues
Fix: Directory views were not scrolled synchronously after selecting items by typing first characters
Fix: Faster rendering of long lines in text comparison
Fix: Some keywords were not highlighted in HTML and XML files
Fix: Improved syntax highlighting of Ruby files
Fix: Reduced HTML report size

Build 6.0.1.10 (2012-10-13)

Fix: Merging files with non-Windows linebreak styles
Fix: Command line options /dnN were not correctly applied
Fix: Not updating view-filtered directory comparison views on view filter options change
Fix: Borders in HTML reports for Internet Explorer 7

Build 6.0.1.9 (2012-09-15)

New: Option to disable renaming files or directories by clicking the label of an item that has the focus
Fix: Forcing files to be treated as text based on their extensions did not work
Fix: HTML report could have titles of different heights
Fix: Incorrect initial focus after comparing identical binary files

Build 6.0.1.8 (2012-09-04)

Fix: Double-clicking on a locked toolbar caused it to float
Fix: Inability to handle very large number of Undo records during text editing
Fix: Missing DLLs for Curl plug-in
Fix: HTML report generation for Internet Explorer 7
Fix: Option to auto-compare on title controls is set by default

Build 6.0.1.7 (2012-08-25)

Fix: "Index was out of range" exception when parsing some Excel 2007 worksheets
Fix: Using command line parameters caused some directory comparison filters to be reset
Fix: Crashes during full directory comparison of files with paths longer than 260 characters

Build 6.0.1.6 (2012-08-22)

Fix: Initial View Whitespace option was not respected by merge views
Fix: Occasional crashes during merging

Build 6.0.1.5 (2012-08-19)

New: additional default exclude filters for directory comparison
Fix: Coloring of file name controls in the merge mode was incorrect under certain conditions
Fix: Line numbers were not properly aligned with lines in HTML reports when view filters were used

Build 6.0.1.4 (2012-08-14)

New: Use a different color of diamond (blue) for chosen blocks in the three-way comparison section on the merge screen
Fix: Significantly reduced installers' sizes
Fix: Some text comparison options were not remembered between ExamDiff Pro restarts
Fix: Incorrect handling of cases where number of recent sessions or session files was set to zero

Build 6.0.1.3 (2012-08-10)

Fix: An older HTML diff report template was shipped with the previous build

Build 6.0.1.2 (2012-08-09)

Fix: Incorrect saving of merge output under certain conditions
Fix: Incorrect number of differences in HTML diff reports

Build 6.0.1.1 (2012-08-08)

Fix: Missing diff combo box entries when the Show Only Newer/Older Items command was used
Fix: IE 7 support for HTML diff reports
Fix: misaligned diff bar blocks in HTML diff reports when view filter was used

Build 6.0.1.0 (2012-08-06)

First 6.0 production build

New: Standard and Master editions
New: Three-way diff and merge
New: Quick view filters
New: Overall difference navigation
New: Windows 8 support
New: New document types: Ruby and CSS
New: Ability to limit number of subdirectory levels in recursive comparison
New: Ability to lock toolbars
New: Allow full paths in the title bar
New: Option to limit update check frequency
New: Command line option: /gx:file (save ExamDiff Pro options to an options file)
New: More intuitive keyboard shortcuts for difference navigation commands
New: Rearranged options
New: Redesigned HTML diff report, with improved diff navigation and selection
New: JavaScript document type
Fix: Multiple bug fixes

Build 6.0.0.2-beta (2012-07-26)

New: JavaScript document type
Fix: Installer improvements

Build 6.0.0.1-beta (07-22-2012)

Fix: Error message about registering plug-ins during fresh installations

Build 6.0.0.0-beta (2012-07-21)

First 6.0 beta build

New: Standard and Master editions
New: Three-way diff and merge
New: Quick view filters
New: Overall difference navigation
New: Windows 8 support
New: New document types: Ruby and CSS
New: Ability to limit number of subdirectory levels in recursive comparison
New: Ability to lock toolbars
New: Allow full paths in the title bar
New: Option to limit update check frequency
New: Command line option: /gx:file (save ExamDiff Pro options to an options file)
New: More intuitive keyboard shortcuts for difference navigation commands
New: Rearranged options
Fix: Selected padding lines were indented and lost their padding status when the Tab key was pressed in text comparison
Fix: /fi and /fx options did not automatically enable the "Use comparison filters" option along with the specified filters
Fix: Resetting plug-ins to default did not properly recover installed plug-ins

Version 5.5

Build 5.5.1.18 (03-17-2012)

New: Ability to manually link lines in files processed by plug-ins
Fix: Find and Replace dialogs stole keyboard focus
Fix: Loading sessions did not update the directory recursion toolbar button

Build 5.5.1.17 (03-11-2012)

New: Preliminary support for Windows 8
New: Improved difference scrolling
Fix: Error while displaying plug-in errors or warnings when $CARET or $COLUMN are used in external editor settings
Fix: Manual synchronization links are incorrectly shifted after copying deleted blocks
Fix: Line modification marks are not set after the "Copy Line To Other File" command

Build 5.5.1.16 (03-04-2012)

New: Improved update check functionality
Fix: Incorrect navigation in HTML diff reports when some lines are ignored
Fix: Date handling in the Excel plug-ins
Fix: Empty cell handling in the Excel 2007 plug-in

Build 5.5.1.15 (01-21-2012)

Fix: Error while opening files with timestamps too far in the future

Build 5.5.1.14 (09-17-2011)

New: Improved performance of directory comparison
New: Keyboard shortcut in the Explorer context menu
Fix: Case-insensitive comparison of files with umlaut characters

Build 5.5.1.13 (09-03-2011)

New: Support for PDF version 1.7
New: Improved performance of HTML diff report generation
Fix: Navigation issues in HTML diff reports

Build 5.5.1.12 (08-16-2011)

Fix: Uninstall did not completely remove Shell extension

Build 5.5.1.11 (08-14-2011)

New: "Empty Files" instead of "Cancel" button on the initial Compare dialog
Fix: Error for empty files when copy arrow buttons are used in the Line Inspector

Build 5.5.1.10 (08-01-2011)

New: Added ExamDiff Pro to AppPath
New: Added Video Tutorials to Help menu
New: Enable INI/Registry plug-in by default
New: Switched from Info-ZIP to 7-Zip plug-in for archive comparison
Fix: Office 2007 plug-in failed to extract text from large Excel files
Fix: Adding new plug-in app cleared other fields
Fix: Better handling of plug-in errors
Fix: Comparison takes too long or crashes when empty comments are set up for ignoring in Options | Document Types
Fix: Remove status bar balloons when copy operation starts

Build 5.5.1.9 (07-17-2011)

New: Added diff count to HTML reports
New: Improved performance of HTML report generation
New: HTTPS support
Fix: Forcing text/binary comparison based on file types
Fix: Identical effects in HTML reports
Fix: Messages in the console mode
Fix: IE warning when viewing HTML reports

Build 5.5.1.8 (06-12-2011)

(Build 5.5.1.8 and earlier builds did not have changelogs)