Compare File Extension for VS2017

Updated 03/17/2020: Version 0.50

Control click any two files in Solution explorer and then right click and select "Compare Files...". The configured third-party comparison tool will come up show a diff between the two files. Will also spawn a compare for subtype files if both files have subtype files, for example .designer.cs files.

Shift or Ctrl Click on Two Files, Right Click, and Compare Files

Configure Compare Files on Tools Menu

Configurable by a "Configure Compare Files..." menu item under the Visual Studio Tools menu. Configured to use Beyond Compare 4 by default at %PROGRAMFILES%\Beyond Compare 4\BCompare.exe. Tested with SourceGear's DiffMerge as well, and should work with most file comparison utilities.

Release Notes

Version 0.61 - 01/31/2023

• Updated Newtonsoft.JSON reference to 13.0.2
• Added validation error if compare tool file path does not exist on compare
• Added validation of compare tool file path on configuration save
• Added VS 2022 version

Version 0.5 - 03/17/2020

• Added ability to add extra arguments to be placed before the compared file names.
• Added extra arguments configuration field.
• Changed configuration storage to json file instead of flat text file.
• Moved common code out of VSIX project and moved to common library project.
• Updated VS2017 and VS2019 VSIX projects to use new common library.
• Added product and version info to configuration dialog.

Version 0.43 - 03/17/2020

• Recreated VSIX project for VS2017 version

Version 0.42 - 03/17/2020

• Moved GetServiceAsync to InitializeAsync in all Commands.
• Adding Pro, Enterprise, and Shell Integration to supported editions.

Version 0.4 - 03/13/2020

• Rewrote VSIX project for Visual Studio 2019.
• Set default path as "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Beyond Compare 4\BCompare.exe", which should work better on 64 bit installations of Windows.