How to compare two PDFs
Spot every wording change between two versions of a contract, policy, or draft.
- About 1 minute
- Free, nothing uploaded
- 5 steps
Steps
Choose the original
Under Original, click Choose PDF and pick the earlier version.
Choose the changed version
Under Changed version, click Choose PDF and pick the newer one.
Click Compare PDFs
You'll see how many pages changed and how many words were added and removed.
Review the changes
Green words were added, red were removed. Turn on Show only pages that changed to skip identical pages.
Save a report
Click Download comparison for a report you can open in any browser or share.
Tips
- Compare reads text, so scanned PDFs need OCR PDF first.
- Layout and images aren't compared, only wording.
Questions
- Does it compare formatting?
- No, only the text. A word moved to a new line is not counted as a change.
- Are the two PDFs uploaded?
- No. Both are read and compared in your browser.
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