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PDF Visual and Text Compare

Find meaningful differences between two versions of a document.

  1. 1Select files
  2. 2Set options
  3. 3Get results

This tool processes selected files in your browser.

Accepted: application/pdf, .pdf. Desktop cap 100 MiB per file.

How it works

  1. Choose two unencrypted PDFs.
  2. Pick visual, text, or both, plus a pixel threshold.
  3. Process for a JSON report. Diff images are optional.

Files stay in this tab. No upload.

Alignment is by page index. Byte inequality is not treated as a visual diff.

Supported inputs and outputs

Two PDFs in. JSON report out; optional PNG diffs.

Example

Identical files report zero changes. An added page is a 100% visual change.

Questions and answers

Is a checksum a visual diff?

No. Visual mode compares rendered pixels above the threshold.

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