About Compare text
Comparing two versions of a text shows exactly what changed, instead of reading both and hoping to spot it. Useful for contracts, configuration files, translations and any document that came back edited.
How to use it
- Paste the original text on one side.
- Paste the revised text on the other.
- Review the differences.
Worth knowing
Comparison is literal, so a reformatted document shows as changed throughout even when no words differ. Normalising whitespace and line breaks first makes the real edits visible.
Common questions
- Can it compare files?
- Paste the contents of each version to compare them here.
- Why is everything marked changed?
- Usually line endings or indentation. Different editors and operating systems write them differently.