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Downloads:

328,814

Downloads of v 4.4.7.20240301:

18,574

Last Update:

01 Mar 2024

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Scooter Software

Tags:

compare beyondcompare beyond file diff difference trial admin

Beyond Compare

This is not the latest version of Beyond Compare available.

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4.4.7.20240301 | Updated: 01 Mar 2024

Downloads:

328,814

Downloads of v 4.4.7.20240301:

18,574

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Scooter Software

Beyond Compare 4.4.7.20240301

This is not the latest version of Beyond Compare available.

Legal Disclaimer: Neither this package nor Chocolatey Software, Inc. are affiliated with or endorsed by Scooter Software. The inclusion of Scooter Software trademark(s), if any, upon this webpage is solely to identify Scooter Software goods or services and not for commercial purposes.

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All Checks are Passing

3 Passing Tests


Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Passed

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

Details
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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install Beyond Compare, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade Beyond Compare, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall Beyond Compare, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade beyondcompare -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'4.4.7.20240301'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade beyondcompare -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'4.4.7.20240301'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install beyondcompare
  win_chocolatey:
    name: beyondcompare
    version: '4.4.7.20240301'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'beyondcompare' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '4.4.7.20240301'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller beyondcompare
{
    Name     = "beyondcompare"
    Version  = "4.4.7.20240301"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'beyondcompare':
  ensure   => '4.4.7.20240301',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

Package Approved

This package was approved as a trusted package on 21 Jun 2024.

Description

Compare files and folders using simple, powerful commands that focus on the differences you're interested in and ignore those you're not. Merge changes, synchronize files, and generate reports.

Directly access FTP sites, media devices, WebDAV resources, svn repositories and cloud storage.

Beyond Compare includes built-in comparison viewers for a variety of data types. In addition to text, compare tables, images, binary files, registry hives, and much more.

Package Specific

The install script by default will detect which localized version of Beyond Compare to install. Use the package parameters to alter this behavior.

Package Parameters

The following package parameter can be set:

  • /LCID:nnn - Use this specific LCID (instead of trying to automatically detect it). Check chocolateyInstall.ps1 for valid LCID values.

To pass parameters, use --params "''" (e.g. choco install packageID [other options] --params="'/ITEM:value /ITEM2:value2 /FLAG_BOOLEAN'").
To have choco remember parameters on upgrade, be sure to set choco feature enable -n=useRememberedArgumentsForUpgrades.


tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

$urlBase = "https://www.scootersoftware.com/files"

$pp = Get-PackageParameters

if ($pp["LCID"]) {
    $LCID = $pp["LCID"]
} else {
    $LCID = (Get-UICulture).LCID
}

$german = @(3079,1031,5127,4103,2055)
$french = @(2060,11276,3084,9228,12300,1036,5132,13324,6156,14348,10252,4108,7180)
$japanese = @(17, 1041)
$chinese = @(2052)
$version = '4.4.7.28397'

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = 'beyondcompare'
  fileType      = 'exe'
  url           = $url
  silentArgs = '/SP- /VERYSILENT /NORESTART'

  checksum      = ''
  checksumType  = 'sha256'
}

$checksumde = 'e3aba498539e9872231b3c3960074b9396d48f763104ce2485b40b5c855223a6'
$checksumfr = '9e2f5bf0fc85758a75af18ab5b3d884869e4cf2cbed27770f3abce5fc158c6c2'
$checksumjp = 'ecc7a88b4b821da58cd463e85fdcb2a1c82bfa31b31a1df9b8b69112503c23da'
$checksumzh = '9da5bab97eb3d97eeabb1eed85ec1a03ea5d28021f558d5aaefc8ae48aa2bf00'
$checksum = '5b14f35bf4219fdcc138a4a6ed8f20605d455027a94a50ab37db64e53153d141'

if ($german -contains $LCID)
{
    $packageArgs.url = "$urlBase/BCompare-de-$version.exe"
    $packageArgs.checksum = $checksumde
}
elseif ($french -contains $LCID)
{
    $packageArgs.url = "$urlBase/BCompare-fr-$version.exe"
    $packageArgs.checksum = $checksumfr
}
elseif ($japanese -contains $LCID)
{
    $packageArgs.url = "$urlBase/BCompare-jp-$version.exe"
    $packageArgs.checksum = $checksumjp
}
elseif ($chinese -contains $LCID) {
    $packageArgs.url = "$urlBase/BCompare-zh-$version.exe"
    $packageArgs.checksum = $checksumzh
}
else
{
    $packageArgs.url = "$urlBase/BCompare-$version.exe"
    $packageArgs.checksum = $checksum
}

Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
tools\chocolateyUninstall.ps1
$packageName = 'beyondcompare'
$packageSearch = "Beyond Compare"
$installerType = 'exe'
$silentArgs = '/VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-'
$validExitCodes = @(0)
Get-ItemProperty -Path @('HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
                         'HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
                         'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*' ) `
                 -ErrorAction:SilentlyContinue `
| Where-Object { $_.DisplayName -like "$packageSearch*" } `
| ForEach-Object { Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage -PackageName "$packageName" `
                                               -FileType "$installerType" `
                                               -SilentArgs "$($silentArgs)" `
                                               -File "$($_.UninstallString)" `
                                               -ValidExitCodes $validExitCodes }

Log in or click on link to see number of positives.

In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).

Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
Beyond Compare 5.0.3.30258 7380 Friday, October 25, 2024 Approved
Beyond Compare 5.0.2.30045 8860 Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Approved
Beyond Compare 5.0.1.29877 6696 Saturday, July 20, 2024 Approved
Beyond Compare 5.0.0.29773 2699 Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.4.7.20240301 18574 Friday, March 1, 2024 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.4.7.28397 16548 Friday, October 20, 2023 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.4.6.27483 24384 Monday, March 6, 2023 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.4.5.27371 5429 Saturday, February 4, 2023 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.4.4.27058 11550 Saturday, November 5, 2022 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.4.3.26655 11885 Thursday, July 21, 2022 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.4.2.26348 13581 Thursday, March 17, 2022 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.4.1.26165 9547 Tuesday, December 21, 2021 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.4.0.25886 19652 Saturday, August 14, 2021 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.3.7.25118 22182 Friday, October 2, 2020 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.3.6.25063 20651 Friday, September 11, 2020 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.3.5.24893 5841 Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.3.4.24657 8093 Saturday, February 29, 2020 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.3.3.24545 6559 Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.3.2.24472 3003 Saturday, November 2, 2019 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.3.1.24438 1368 Friday, October 25, 2019 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.3.0.24364 2026 Thursday, October 10, 2019 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.2.10.23938 9062 Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.2.9.20190508 2245 Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.2.9.23626 7109 Wednesday, January 16, 2019 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.2.8.23479 4405 Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.2.7.23425 870 Friday, October 26, 2018 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.2.6.23150 5827 Saturday, July 14, 2018 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.2.5.23088 2230 Saturday, June 16, 2018 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.2.4.22795 8250 Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.2.3.22587 7303 Thursday, August 31, 2017 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.2.2.22384 3752 Saturday, May 20, 2017 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.2.1.22354 821 Sunday, May 14, 2017 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.2.0.22302 1250 Tuesday, May 2, 2017 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.1.9.21719 8207 Monday, October 3, 2016 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.1.8.21575 1885 Monday, August 29, 2016 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.1.7.21529 758 Sunday, August 21, 2016 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.1.6.21095 1583 Monday, May 16, 2016 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.1.5.21031 1461 Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.1.4.20978 922 Sunday, March 6, 2016 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.1.3.20814 1954 Tuesday, December 22, 2015 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.1.1.20615 477 Saturday, October 3, 2015 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.0.7.19761 3476 Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.0.5.19480 2569 Tuesday, February 3, 2015 Approved
Beyond Compare 4.0.0.18847 2686 Thursday, September 18, 2014 Approved
Beyond Compare 3.3.13.18981 4876 Tuesday, May 2, 2017 Approved
Beyond Compare 3.3.12.18414 1973 Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Approved
Beyond Compare 3.3.11.18371 565 Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Approved
Beyond Compare 3.3.10.17762 1652 Monday, April 14, 2014 Approved
Beyond Compare 3.3.9.17611 978 Thursday, March 6, 2014 Approved
Beyond Compare 3.3.8.16340 2172 Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Approved
Beyond COmpare 3.3.7.15876 604 Friday, July 19, 2013 Approved
Beyond COmpare 3.3.4.14432 2543 Monday, March 19, 2012 Approved
Beyond COmpare 3.3.4.14431 639 Monday, March 19, 2012 Approved

This package has no dependencies.

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