Compare File Extension for VS2022

Released 01/31/2023: Version 0.62

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(X86)%\Beyond Compare 4\BCompare.exe. Tested with SourceGear's DiffMerge as well, and should work with most file comparison utilities.

Release Notes

Version 0.62 - 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

• Recreated VSIX project for VS2017 version
• 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 0.42 - 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.