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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

October 3rd, 1996 holds a momentous place in Scooter Software's chronicles, as the date of Beyond Compare's first sale. Join us in celebrating 30 years of Beyond Compare! Use code HAPPY30 to take 30% off October 2nd and 3rd, 2026 (U.S. CDT): www.scootersoftware.com/sales/promo

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We've released Beyond Compare 5.2.6.32774. General polish, stability improvements, and vulnerability fixes. Updated 7-zip to 26.03. Fixes CVE-2026-58052.

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

We've released Beyond Compare 5.2.5.32528. Windows: Fixed Beyond Compare hanging on startup on Windows 7. Fixed Table Compare incorrectly decoding cells with date/time data. Fixed Hex Compare "Go To" dialog not allowing addresses past 0x7FFFFFFF.

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

We've released Beyond Compare 5.2.4.32425. Updated 7-zip to v26.02. Fixes CVE-2026-14266. Updated UnRAR source to v7.2.7 and UnRAR.dll to v7.2.3.

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

We've released Beyond Compare 5.2.3.32296. Updated 7-zip to 26.01. Fixes CVE-2026-48095. Fixed support for SFTP server-side CRC32 calculations using the check-file extension. Other minor fixes.

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

We've released Beyond Compare 5.2.2.32209. Dropping a .patch or .diff file on any view opens a Text Patch view. Updated third party libraries. General stability and polish improvements.

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Scooter Software is expanding our staff. Our current opening is for a Support and Testing Engineer in Madison, WI: www.scootersoftware.com/about#jobs Interested? Please send your resume and cover letter to jobs@scootersoftware.com."

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Scooter Software - Home of Beyond Compare

Scooter Software: Home of Beyond Compare

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Fake Website Alert! A fraudulent website pretending to be Scooter Software is using the address WWW dot SCOOTERSOFTWARE dot NET. forum.scootersoftware.com/forum/from-s...

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

We've released Beyond Compare 5.2.1.32035. Windows: Fixed .docx conversion failures when the system ANSI codepage is a DBCS one. Windows: Fixed report Print, Print Preview, and Print to PDF scaling fonts incorrectly. Windows: Fixed crash when trying to uninstall a "Current User" install.

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Beyond Compare 5.2.0.31950 official released. Warning: Changed how saved passwords are stored. Exported profiles are compatible with previous versions, but downgrading an install will treat the passwords as blank. Fixed "Invalid key material type" error when connecting to Dropbox.

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Beyond Compare 5.2.0.31866 beta released. Warning: Changed how saved passwords are stored. Exported profiles are compatible with previous versions, but downgrading an install will treat the passwords as blank. Downloads, Change Log: www.scootersoftware.com/beta/ We appreciate your feedback!

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.7.31736. macOS: Fixed hangs when opening "Settings" dialog or using "Install Command Line Tools..." on macOS 26.2 Tahoe. Windows: Installer and executables are now only signed with an SHA-256 digital signature and no longer include an SHA-1 one.

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

The end (of the year) is nigh! If you've been waiting to scoop BC up on sale, you'll have another chance as the calendar turns itself over. Take 20% off of any BC license with code HAPPYNY from December 30th, 2025 until January 3rd, 2026 (U.S. CST): www.scootersoftware.com/sales/promo

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Cyber Monday is coming up, and so is a fab ONE DAY SALE on BC! Take 25% off of any Beyond Compare license December 1st, 2025 (U.S. CST) with coupon code CYBERMON25. Mark your calendars now so you don't miss it! 😎 www.scootersoftware.com/sales/promo

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Beyond Compare 5.1.6.31527 released. General stability and polish improvements.

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.5.31310. Updated 7-zip library to v25.01. Fixes CVE-2025-53816 and CVE-2025-53817. macOS/Linux: Fixed repeatedly using Open Clipboard in file compares toggling between the clipboard contents and nothing. Fixed slow/jittery column resizing in Table Compare.

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.4.31268. Notable Changes macOS/Linux: Fixed crash regressions introduced in 5.1.3.

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.3.31238. Updated UnRAR to fix another directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088). General stability improvements and enhancements.

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.2.31185. Fixed mouse clicks on checkboxes in list tables not toggling the correct checkbox, broken in 5.1.1. Fixed Text Compare crash when deleting a single line difference.

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Beyond Compare 5.1.1.31157 released. Updated unrar to v7.12 (Windows) and v7.1.8 (macOS/Linux) to fix a vulnerability. Linux: Creating empty /etc/default/bcompare file prevents .rpm package from adding BC repository. Linux: Launcher script sets QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb to improve Wayland behavior.

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

There's nothing quite as sweet...the breeze, the sun: these are the days. To celebrate the arrival of Summer*, we're having a special one day discount. On June 20th** only, take 20% off of any BC license using ITSSUMMER. www.scootersoftware.com/sales/promo *And our webmaster's birthday **US CDT

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

We've released Beyond Compare 5.1.0.31016. Re-added support for disjointed row selection to Table Compare. Improved Home View to make less common comparison types more discoverable. Various other enhancements and stability improvements.

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

We've released Beyond Compare 5.0.7.30840. Notable Changes: General stability and polish improvements.

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Scooter Software has an opening for a Customer Support Engineer in Madison, WI. Job description and how to apply: www.scootersoftware.com/about/job_su...

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Scooter Software - Home of Beyond Compare

Scooter Software: Home of Beyond Compare

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Scooter Software @scootersoftware.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

We've released Beyond Compare 5.0.6.30713. Notable Changes: Improved ability to modify comparison settings in Table Compare's main view. General improvements and stability fixes.

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