Beyond Compare: Download & Installation for Mac (Students)
This article covers how CSUF students can download, install, and activate Beyond Compare
If you do not have a previous version of Beyond Compare installed, proceed to Get a Personal Beyond Compare License
If you have an older version of Beyond Compare on your device, you will need to remove it before installing the newest version.
This will help avoid potential clashes between multiple versions.
1. Open your browser to the Beyond Compare Software Page and click "Get a Personal Beyond Compare License"
a. Go to the Beyond Compare Software Page
b. Click on "Get A Personal IBM SPSS License"

Alert: You are downloading the trial version that needs to be activated with the license key received in the previous step.
1. Open your browser to the Beyond Compare Software Page and click "Download Beyond Compare"
a. Go to the Beyond Compare Software Page
b. Click on "Download Beyond Compare"

1. Launch Beyond Compare and click on "Enter your version 4 license key" on the bottom right corner of the app
Tip: Your license key was provided in Step 2

1. Open the Launchpad app (Looks like a rocket in a circle)
2. Find the "Beyond Compare" icon (It may be in the second page)

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Contact the Student IT Help Desk at (657) 278-8888 or [email protected]
Visit the Student Genius Center on the first floor of the Pollak Library North. Go to the SGC website for walk-in hours: http://sts.fullerton.edu/sgc.
The Student IT Help Desk and Student Genius Center can assist with:
- Issues with obtaining the License Code
- Issues with installing Beyond Compare
- Issues with activating Beyond Compare