Code Compare History

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5.3.231 27-Feb-20


New async Code Compare package for VS 2015-2019

Now Code Compare is 35 percent more compact and loads faster not only in Visual Studio 2019 but also in Visual Studio 2017 and 2015, but we had to discontinue support for older versions of Visual Studio 2010-2013, which had been already outdated and their support slows down Code Compare development.

Support for PMA mode in VS 2019 for file comparison

Now you don't need to disable the option "Optimize rendering for screens with different pixel densities" in Visual Studio 2019 and a file comparison will be created as before. Also, we've fixed scaling of some dialogs in this mode. In general we continue to improve the scaling of our UI in the Visual Studio extension moving to modern technologies.

Online documentation

Instead of the obsolete offline documentation as a .chm file, we've implemented a more complete new online documentation, which is located on our global resource and will be actively updated and modernized.

Support for 4K monitors and usability improved

Is this version, we've taken into account some commnets about the UI of monitors with hight DPI and updated button UI used for moving blocks in file comparison.

Other improvements

5.2.170 01-Nov-19


5.2.166 25-Sep-19


New activation system with support for Customer Portal

Now when you activate a paid license, it will be added to your personal account at the  Registered User's Area and is bound to your computer with a unique hardware identifier.  To conveniently manage licenses, for product activation, we also use a computer name that will be displayed in your personal account next to Hardware.

Integration with GitKraken in a standalone application

We supported opening comparison with GitKraken in Code Compare standalone application. You can learn more about Code Compare and Gitkraken integration by referring to our documentation.

Possibility to check license expiration in the installer

To avoid any compatibility issues between a new product version and an existing expired license, we force a license check before an old version is uninstalled.

Other improvements

5.1.183 02-May-19


5.1.156 29-Mar-19


Code Compare now supports Visual Studio 2019

Other improvements

5.0.83 14-Dec-18


New Code Compare with Greatly Improved Structural Comparison for C# 6.0/7.0 and VB

We have considered a number of comments on structural comparison and decided to switch to the Roslyn compiler that is the best choice when it comes to code analysis for C# и VB.

Support for JavaScript and TypeScript editors in VS

Now the list of available languages in Code Compare for Visual Studio features such popular languages as JavaScript and TypeScript.

Preliminary Comparison of Large Files

After running comparison, you will see a dialog box with information about the size, date and last modification for each file which size exceeds 10 Mb and info about file differences.

Improved Support for 4-5K Monitors and Usability

We have also considered a number of reports on UI for the monitors with high DPI

Folder Comparison Improvements

4.2.236 22-Aug-17


4.2.233 31-May-17


4.2.221 28-Feb-17


Visual Studio 2017 RC4 support

Code Compare v4.2 is compatible with the new Visual Studio 2017 right from its release date.

Syntax highlighting for Less, Sass, and TypeScript files

The helpful feature is now available for the three file formats popular in web development.

Interface scaling support on high-DPI monitors

Code Compare interface scaling was added as developers tend to increase the scale of an image for comfortable work on large screens.

Number of bugs fixed

A bunch of feature requests has been implemented in this version.

4.1.78 31-Jul-15


The release of Code Compare 4.1 provides the following functionality:

4.0.77 4-Dec-14


4.0.75 1-Dec-14


4.0.54 29-Apr-14


4.0.51 10-Apr-14


4.0.41 02-Apr-14


Automatic File Merging

Now Code Compare enables to merge two revisions of the same file automatically. The only thing you have to do manually is to resolve conflicts.

Product Registration with License Keys

Improved Three-Way Merge

New UI Themes in Standalone Code Compare

Now the standalone version of Code Compare looks just like Visual Studio 2013.

Other Improvements

3.1.55 28-Jan-14


3.1.39 28-Oct-13


New Features:

Bug Fixes:

3.0.44 29-May-13


3.0.39 14-May-13


Increased Application Startup Speed

Code Compare startup speed has significantly increased.

Improved Text Comparison Interface

The text comparison interface of the application has been reworked to become more self-explanatory and user-friendly.

Implemented XML Structure Comparison

This feature allows you to compare and merge well-formed XML files taking into account their structure.

Improved Folder Comparison

Folder comparison has been enhanced with a range of new features.

Improved Comparison Options Setup

Improved General Application Management

Added Atmel Studio Integration

Code Compare integration into the Atmel Studio integrated development environment has been implemented.

Discontinued Visual Studio 2008 Support

Visual Studio 2008 support is discontinued. For Visual Studio 2008 users, we keep Code Compare 2.80 available for download from our website.

2.80.11 21-Nov-12


2.80.10 16-Oct-12


2.80.9 4-Oct-12


2.80.8 10-Sen-12


2.80.7 6-Sen-12


2.80.6 4-Sen-12


2.80.5 6-Aug-12


2.80.4 25-Jul-12


2.80.3 27-Jun-12


2.80.2 20-Jun-12


2.80.1 19-Jun-12


2.70.7 15-Mar-12


2.70.6 3-Feb-12


2.70.5 27-Jan-12


2.70.4 17-Jan-12


2.70.3 1-Nov-11


2.70.2 27-Oct-11


2.70.1 19-Oct-11


2.60.11 27-Sep-11


2.60.10 20-Jul-11


2.60.9 16-Jun-11


2.60.8 30-May-11


2.60.7 17-May-11


2.60.6 16-May-11


2.60.5 18-Apr-11


2.60.4 13-Apr-11


2.60.3 7-Apr-11


2.60.2 23-Mar-11


2.60.1 25-Feb-11


2.50.13 8-Feb-11


2.50.12 18-Jan-11


2.50.11 13-Jan-11


2.50.10 27-Dec-10


2.50.9 9-Dec-10


2.50.8 2-Dec-10


2.50.7 25-Nov-10


2.50.6 18-Nov-10


2.50.5 12-Nov-10


2.50.4 11-Nov-10


2.50.3 2-Nov-10


2.50.2 1-Nov-10


2.50.1 28-Oct-10


2.00.13 12-Nov-10


2.00.12 18-Oct-10


2.00.11 14-Oct-10


2.00.10 27-Aug-10


2.00.9 18-Aug-10


2.00.8 28-Jul-10


2.00.7 27-Jul-10


2.00.6 23-Jul-10


2.00.5 16-Jul-10


2.00.4 09-Jul-10


2.00.3 08-Jul-10


2.00.2 07-Jul-10


2.00.1 06-Jul-10


1.00.11 23-Jun-10


1.00.10 14-Jun-10


1.00.9 25-May-10


1.00.8 21-May-10


1.00.7 12-May-10


1.00.1 13-Apr-10





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