Beyond Compare

What is Beyond Compare? A famous file comparison software (since there is hardly any similar software, let's temporarily call it the best). However, the price of the genuine version is somewhat high: domestic distributors charge 249 yuan for the Standard Edition and 459 yuan for the Professional Edition. Many users only need file comparison for relatively minor tasks, so they do not want to pay the high licensing fee. Therefore, Beyond Compare also has a trial period, allowing you to use it for a short time.

When I was still using Windows 10, Beyond Compare could be activated with cracked versions or certain keys. Now that I use macOS, the previous methods no longer work. Fortunately, Beyond Compare for Mac has another workaround that allows you to use (trial) Beyond Compare permanently. Here is a brief explanation.

Principle

Beyond Compare for Mac checks the registration information every time it starts. Once the trial period expires, it can no longer be used. The solution is to delete the registration information before starting it, and then launch it. This allows you to use it (as a trial) free of charge permanently.

Download

Download Beyond Compare

First, download the latest version of Beyond Compare. The download link on the official website is especially slow, so you can try downloading it from a domestic mirror site or use a VPN.

Installation

After the download is complete, install it directly.

Create BCompare

  1. Go to the Mac application directory and find the newly installed Beyond Compare. The path is as follows: /Applications/Beyond Compare.app/Contents/MacOS
  2. Rename the startup program file BCompare to BCompare.real
  3. Create a new file named BCompare in the current directory. Its contents are as follows:
    #!/bin/bash
rm "/Users/$(whoami)/Library/Application Support/Beyond Compare/registry.dat"
"`dirname "$0"`"/BCompare.real $@
  4. Save the BCompare file

Modify File Permissions

chmod a+x /Applications/Beyond\ Compare.app/Contents/MacOS/BCompare

After completing the steps above, you can open Beyond Compare again and use it normally.