FileCompare compares two files and tells you if they are the same or different. If you are in Windows Explorer just select the file and right click and use the "Send To" and then select "File Compare" as shown here: It compares the files and pops up the information screen shown at the top of this page. It does this without leaving Windows Explorer. It also shows you all the information about each file. When the first file is selected the program sounds a beep and briefly flashes onscreen but does not appear. This is to let you know the first file was loaded. When the second file is loaded the program appears and shows the comparison. You can also select two files at once in Windows Explorer instead of selecting them individually.

You can also run FileCompare as a stand-alone program from the FileCompare desktop shortcut. In this mode you can compare two files as described above, or get all the information for just one file by selecting the top "File" menu item and then the "Open 1 File" menu item.

FileCompare can read the basic information such as size and date of any file type. If you click the "Get Extra Info" checkbox the program will display all of the unique extra information in the file header for that particular file type. It can read extra information for over 25 different file types:

ANI - Animated Cursor
ARJ - ARJ Compressed File Archive
AVI - AVI Video File
BMP - BMP Image File
CAB - Microsoft Cabinet File (Compressed File Archive)
CHM - Microsoft Compiled HTML Help File
CUR - Cursor File
DOC - Microsoft Word Document
FON - Font File
GIF - GIF Image File
GZ - GZ Compressed File Archive
HLP - Microsoft Help File
HTM - HTML Document
HTML - HTML Document
ICO - Icon File
JPG - JPG Image (including EXIF extended info if any)
MP3 - MP3 Audio File
PCX - PCX Image File
PNG - PNG Image File
PPT - Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation
TAR - TAR Compressed File Archive
TIF - TIF Image File
TTF - TrueType Font File
TXT - Text File (automatically recognized for any extension)
WAV - WAV Audio File
XLS - Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet
ZIP - ZIP Compressed File Archive

The license of this software is Free Trial Software, the price is $10.00, you can free download and get a free trial.