Fixed problem with saving workbooks with Unicode strings.
Fixed "blue screen" problem with multiple monitors
Fixed minor issues in reflecting comparison results
Fixed problem with changing orientation in Print Preview
Fixed issue with Fill Color and Text Color selection
Fixed crash on opening workbooks with chartsheets
xlCompare (9.2.8)
Released on 02/17/2021
File menu item with file opening and saving commands.
Fixed problem with saving XLSX files
Fixed problem with duplicated number after Copy to Clipboard
Fixed a few issues in the VBA code comparison
Ability to compare 2 modules within same workbook
File issue with Find Next
File issue with copying data from the comparison report window
xlCompare (9.2.6)
Released on 02/11/2021
Save Compared Worksheet in the Extended View into PDF file.
XLOOKUP function is supported
Fixed file corruption issue with XLS files
Minor improvements and fixes
xlCompare (9.2.3)
Released on 01/17/2021
Fixed few formatting issues in the Extended View mode.
xlCompare (9.2.2)
Released on 01/14/2021
Reworked VB Project interface.
Improvements in the VB Code comparison.
Fixed new problems with VB Module comparison.
Minor improvements and fixes.
xlCompare (9.1.5)
Released on 12/24/2020
Fixed crash when comparinng 2 workbooks.
Improved row linking and worksheet alignment.
Minor improvements and fixes.
xlCompare (9.1.3)
Released on 12/18/2020
Faster comparison algorithm.
Fixed issue empty difference information.
Minor improvements and fixes.
xlCompare (9.0.10)
Released on 12/03/2020
Fixed problem with opening read-only files.
New worksheet functions.
Minor improvements and fixes.
xlCompare (9.0.7)
Released on 11/30/2020
3-Way Comparison and Merge.
Automated bulk merge commands.
Reworked new interface.
Extended Command Line commands.
Fixed and improvements in the calculation and Visual Basic engines.
Number of minor improvements and fixes.
xlCompare (8.4.0)
Released on 05/04/2020
Fixed few issues with opening workbooks in the XLSX format.
Fixed few issues in the VBA Engine.
Number of minor improvements and fixes.
xlCompare (8.3.0)
Released on 03/24/2020
Select compared worksheets\modules.
Select Comparison Algorithm.
Faster and memory efficient comparison.
Additional options in the Mark Changes command
Fixed number of issues with XLS file format.
New functions and methods in the VBA Engine.
Number of minor improvements and fixes.
xlCompare (8.2.7)
Released on 02/20/2020
Fixed comparibility issue with XLSM file format.
Several improvements in the VBA Engine.
xlCompare (8.2.6)
Released on 02/12/2020
Reworked Activation and Trial Warning forms.
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (8.2.5)
Released on 02/06/2020
Faster comparison of the String Values in Cells.
Faster comparison of Visual Basic Macros.
Switch Worksheets button.
Show or hide Merge Commands.
Changes in the string modifications formatting.
Fixed crash on opening comparison report from Recent Items.
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (8.2.0)
Released on 01/15/2020
Modifications and Improvements in the Comparison Engine
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (8.1.0)
Released on 01/08/2020
New design of the Recent Files page
New method to highlight differences in the string cells
Improvements in comparing Visual Basic macros
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (8.0.0)
Released on 12/18/2019
New reworked layout: Pin Difference Explorer to the every side of the window
New Comparison Summary Report, based on the comparison results
Save Comparison Summary into XLSX, HTML, TXT and CSV formats
Faster and optimized file saving routines
Mark Changes command applies color formatting to the string values in cells.
Copy text into clipboard in the Rich Text format
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (7.4.1)
Released on 11/18/2019
xlCompare displays all Tables in the workbook
Trace Calculations command is added to Names View
New improved algorithm to compare string values
Fixed problem with Mark differences with color command
Fixed compatibility issue with saving file in the XLSM format
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (7.4.0)
Released on 11/12/2019
New application layout. Difference Explorer is not floating anymore, it is embedded into the Main Window.
Faster and more accurate cell style comparison
Improvements in the Calculation and Visual Basic Engines
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (7.3.1)
Released on 09/15/2019
Function selector for VBA macros. Select function by name in the Combobox window above the code.
New user interface style
Several improvements in the Calculation Engine
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (7.3.0)
Released on 09/15/2019
Option Ignore Protection to select and analyze locked cells on the protected sheets.
New worksheet and VBA functions
Improved tooltips in the Visual Basic Code Windows
Improved Go To Cell dialog
Fixed some minor problems with Find command
Fixed several issues in the VBA Engine
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (7.2.4)
Released on 08/15/2019
Fixed few compatibility problems in the XLSM file format.
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (7.2.2)
Released on 07/25/2019
New more accurate string comparison algorithm.
XLSM files are opened faster.
Improved color formatting in the Visual Basic Code Window.
Fixed problem with opening XLS files.
Improvements in the Comparison Engine.
Improvements in the Visual Basic Engine.
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (7.2.1)
Released on 07/07/2019
Fixed problem in the Comparison Engine.
Fixed crash in the Visual Basic Engine.
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (7.2.0)
Released on 06/30/2019
Number of fixes and improvements in the Comparison Engine.
Improvements in the Visual Basic Engine.
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (7.1.7)
Released on 06/04/2019
New features in the Command Line Mode. xlCompare is ready to work with GIT DIFF.
Bulk Merge commands were improved.
Fixed few issues in comparing formulas.
Improvements in the Visual Basic Engine.
Fixed problems with Custom Formatting.
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (7.1.6)
Released on 05/17/2019
Faster loading of XLSM\XLSX files.
Improved formatting in the Visual Basic Code.
Corrections in the Primary Key detection algorithm.
New worksheet functions.
Fixed few compatibility problems when loading XLSX workbook.
Fixed issue with search in the VBA code.
Fixed issue with enum statement in the VBA macros.
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (7.1.4)
Released on 05/09/2019
Trim Strings command is added to the Right Click Menu.
Convert Strings To Numbers command is added to the Right Click Menu.
New Financial Functions added to the Calculation Engine.
Fixed crash in the Calculation Engine.
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (7.1.3)
Released on 05/03/2019
Color formatting for Visual Basic Code.
Improvements in the comparison engine.
Fixed problem with ignoring whitespace in the Primary Keys.
Fixed issue with linking unique rows and columns.
Fixed issue with comparing Visual Basic functions.
Fixed crash when comparing formulas.
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (7.1.0)
Released on 04/25/2019
Several fixes in comparing Database Style data.
Find command now works for Visual Basic Macros also.
Fixed issue with filtering records by Primary Key.
Fixed number of compatibility issues in the Visual Basic engine.
xlCompare (7.0.4)
Released on 04/16/2019
Fixed issue with sorting numbers stored as text cells.
Fixed crash when editing Primary Keys.
Fixed issue with comparing formulas on the worksheets with inserted\deleted rows and columns.
Fixed a few issues with Bar and Scatter charts.
Fixed problem with calculating Names, defined as formula.
xlCompare (7.0.2)
Released on 04/11/2019
User Interface was adopted for 4K display.
Fixed issue with comparing numbers stored as text cells.
Fixed issue with using Ignore White Space option for Primary Keys.
Area Chart is supported.
xlCompare (7.0.0)
Released on 03/22/2019
New, more flexible User Interface.
Improvements in the support of XLSM File Format.
Visual identification of the changed cell styles (borders, fill, font, number formatting).
Polished reporting to text and XLSX formats.
Minor improvements and fixes.
xlCompare (6.3.22)
Released on 01/31/2019
Fixed formatting problems under non-US locale.
Faster file loading and calculations.
Fixed crash when loading workbook with Group Shapes.
xlCompare (6.3.21)
Released on 01/31/2019
Fixed few compatibility issues with XLSM file format.
Minor improvements in the User Interface.
xlCompare (6.3.20)
Released on 01/16/2019
New comparison algorithm for outlined rows.
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (6.3.19)
Released on 01/05/2019
Fixed issue with comparing numbers stored in the text fields.
Link Columns - option used to correct comparison results.
Difference between date values are shown correctly in the Extended View.
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (6.3.18)
Released on 12/25/2018
Accuracy option, used to compare number fields
Ignored Characters option for string value comparison
Improved Extended View, to show actual difference between very similar numeric values.
Minor updates and fixes.
xlCompare (6.3.17)
Released on 12/12/2018
New comparison algorithm for data with different primary keys
Fixed frees on loading xlCompare
Fixed crash when opening VB Projects with ActiveX controls.
Minor updates.
xlCompare (6.3.15)
Released on 11/23/2018
Link Sheets option. Define how xlCompare should process worksheets if you compare different workbooks.
Link Columns option. Link columns by Name or by Index if you process Database data.
New VBA functions.
Fixed few minor problems.
xlCompare (6.3.14)
Released on 11/12/2018
Combine several columns into one.
Polished comparison algorithms.
Fixed crash in editing worksheet cells.
xlCompare (6.3.10)
Released on 11/05/2018
Faster workbook loading.
Fixed issue with reflection of the comparison results on scrollbar.
xlCompare creates startup log file.
xlCompare (6.3.9)
Released on 10/24/2018
Evaluation version doesn't require to register an account on our website.
xlCompare (6.3.7)
Released on 10/18/2018
Filter by Criteria command filters data on the opened worksheets by wildcard criteria.
Trace Error command shows where the error value in formula came from.
Improvements in the Evaluate Formula and Display Errors windows.
xlCompare gives you powerful tools to audit formulas in your workbook.
Fixed problem with saving comparison report as worksheet
Fixed minor issue in the MATCH function.
New Visual Basic objects and functions.
Improvements in the command line mode. Running VBS files from command line, gives you more flexibility in
comparing with usual command line mode.
xlCompare (6.3.4)
Released on 10/09/2018
Fixed problem with comparing Visual Basic Projects.
Minor changes in the Primary Key detection algorithm.
xlCompare (6.3.3)
Released on 09/27/2018
Fast calculations. Significant increase of the calculation speed in some worksheet functions.
Fixed few issues in loading XLSM files.
Display Errors feature added to the Tools tab on the Ribbon
xlCompare (6.3.0)
Released on 09/19/2018
xlCompare loads files in the XLSM\XLSX format faster and more efficient (memory usage was significantly decreased).
New Statictical and Date worksheet functions
Fixed few issues with inaccurate comparison
Improved VBA support
xlCompare (6.2.3)
Released on 07/23/2018
Fixed problem with Ignore Whitespace option
xlCompare supports new VBA object methods and properties
xlCompare (6.2.2)
Released on 07/05/2018
Faster loading of the XLSM files
Improved calculations of the Lookup functions
Class modules in the Visual Basic project
New Statistical and Math worksheet functions
xlCompare (6.2.1)
Released on 06/11/2018
Database commands, relative to duplicated rows and keys, are moved to Duplicates ribbon tab.
New commands:
Highlight Duplicate Keys
Highlight Duplicate Rows
Fixed compatibility problems with saving XLSX files.
Fixes and improvements in the Visual Basic Engine.
xlCompare (6.2.0)
Released on 05/24/2018
Reworked comparison strategies. Separate processing for Database data.
Indication of the hidden data on the sheet with Filter icon.
Minor bugfixes.
xlCompare (6.1.2)
Released on 05/18/2018
Print command added to xlCompare.
Improvements in the comparison report saved as worksheet.
Print Comparison Report command.
Fixed compatibility problem with loading XLS files.
Minor bugfixes.
xlCompare (6.0.4)
Released on 05/09/2018
Fixed bug with Ignore Whitespace Filtering option.
xlCompare (6.0.2)
Released on 05/03/2018
Fixed crash on Filtering Duplicate Rows.
Minor bugfixes.
xlCompare (6.0.1)
Released on 04/24/2018
Database Tab: setup of time saving commands to filter and sort data in your workbook
Commands to delete and filter duplicated rows and Primary Keys.
Run Visual Basic Macros to automate xlCompare.
Save comparison report on the worksheet.
Improvements in the command-line mode.
New worksheet and VBA functions.
Save filtered data from selected worksheet.
Minor bugfixes.
xlCompare (5.3.24)
Released on 04/11/2018
Several improvements in the Extract Changed Records feature.
New features in the command-line mode.
xlCompare (5.3.23)
Released on 03/27/2018
Fixed crash when opening workbook with a Group Shape
xlCompare (5.3.22)
Released on 03/22/2018
Zoom your worksheets, like you are doing this in Excel. Use Ctrl+Mouse Wheel or Zoom spin control on the View tab.
Fixed a few problems with external references
New commands on the Tools Tab:
Filter By Key - select key value in your table and filter rows by this value
Hide Rows\Columns - hide selected rows or columns. With options on the Filter tab you can exclude them from comparison
Remove Empty Rows - remove all empty entries on your worksheet
Remove Hidden Rows - remove data you've hidden
Sort Rows - sort data on the worksheet with Primary Key
Fixed crash on excluding Show Hidden Sheets option
Minor improvements and bugfixes
xlCompare (5.3.19)
Released on 03/12/2018
Much faster processing of XLSX\XLSM\XLAM workbooks
Reworked tooltip which displays difference between compared cells
Improved Compare Values and Formulas on the character level option. Now results of the comparison are
reflected in the worksheet and in the tooltip.
xlCompare (5.3.17)
Released on 03/09/2018
Website has been moved to HTTPS protocol
Fixed drawing bug in the Difference Explorer
xlCompare (5.3.15)
Released on 02/28/2018
Fixed problem with saving XLSM files
Display difference between string values and formulas on the character level
Faster processing and navigation
DEC2HEX function is supported
xlCompare (5.3.11)
Released on 02/19/2018
Minor improvements in the User Interface
Synchronize selection between worksheet and Difference Report
Option to disable Conditional Formatting
Internal improvements and bugfixes
xlCompare (5.3.10)
Released on 02/06/2018
Fixed compatibility problem with Conditional Formatting
Fixed compatibility problem with Merged Cells
Fixed slowdown on filtering changed cells
xlCompare (5.3.4)
Released on 12/03/2017
Fixed crash on switching between worksheets
xlCompare (5.3.3)
Released on 11/11/2017
Ignore Empty Strings option has been renamed into Ignore Whitespace. Now it affects to the primary keys also.
With this option turned ON, xlCompare trims primary keys before comparison.
Fixed problem with Copy menu command on the worksheet
Fixed bug with showing RTF text in cells
Fixed issue with creating backup files
xlCompare (5.3.2)
Released on 11/02/2017
Ignore Empty Strings option: skip strings which contains only spaces
Reset Primary Keys command: restore Primary Keys to default state
Fixed problem with opening XLS files with Tables
Fixed problem with comparing unsorted database data
Fixed few minor interface issues
xlCompare (5.3.1)
Released on 10/20/2017
Improved Array Formula calculations
IFNA excel worksheet function is added
Fixed few compatibility problems
Fixed problem with merging formulas on the worksheets
New option to mark changes with color automatically in merge operation
Fixed bug with reflecting string constants in the formula editor
xlCompare (5.3.0)
Released on 10/16/2017
Pin Difference Explorer to the Ribbon
Recent Comparisons list is placed on the Recent tab on the Ribbon
Count of differences is reflected on the Ribbon Tabs (View and Results)
Fixed problem with opening XLSX workbooks
Fixed problem with saving Visual Basic project
xlCompare (5.2.8)
Released on 10/11/2017
Fixed problem with opening XLSM workbooks
xlCompare (5.2.6)
Released on 10/06/2017
Fixed problem with overflowing data buffer in exporting long formulas into HTML format
Contains Errors conditional formatting rule
Not Contains Errors conditional formatting rule
Fixed problem with FORECAST function
Fixed few User Interface issues
xlCompare (5.2.5)
Released on 09/19/2017
This update contains a lot of improvements and fixes.
xlCompare (5.2.4)
Released on 12/15/2016
Fixed crash on opening book with chart with multilevel categories.
Fixed problems with updating tables after changing filtered values.
Fixed few minor issues.
xlCompare (5.2.3)
Released on 12/02/2016
xlCompare has been signed with Code Signing Certificate.
Extended Command Line mode - you can pass worksheet names to xlCompare.
xlCompare (5.1.9)
Released on 07/06/2016
Bulk Merge command is applied to all differences, not only to selected branch.
You can still apply it to selection only, if you use this command for Right Click Menu in the Difference Explorer.
Fixed problem with saving merged cells in the XLS format.
xlCompare (5.1.8)
Released on 06/23/2016
Extract Unique Records command leaves changed cells on the sheet.
Display Hidden Sheets option. Allows to view\hide hidden worksheets.
Display Column Numbers option. You can switch between Numbers and Names in the columns heading.
Display Names. You can see all defined names in your book.
Fixed issue with Grouping feature. Now it is applied to all worksheets in the list.
xlCompare 2014 (4.0.16)
Released on 12/14/2014
Reworked Filter feature. You can see only changed or new rows in the database lists. This is useful
when you are working with database tables imported into Excel worksheets.
xlCompare 2014 (4.0.15)
Released on 12/11/2014
Now xlCompare has Check for updates feature. You will be notified about the update as soon as it is published on our website.
xlCompare 2014 (4.0.14)
Released on 12/10/2014
Merge commands for "database" lists: union, intersection, difference.
Fixed number of minor issues.
Using these commands you can easily do such tasks as join 2 lists in Excel, or similar.
Help topic Database Comparison describes these features in details.