Text Compare

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Compare two blocks of plain text line by line and see every difference.

Paste or type content into both panels to see the diff.

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About Text Compare

Paste any two text blocks, articles, emails, documents, logs, or configuration files, and instantly see which lines were added, removed, or unchanged. The side-by-side layout makes it easy to review changes before accepting them. Options to ignore whitespace and case differences reduce noise from trivial formatting changes. No data is sent to a server.

How to use

  1. Paste the original text into the left panel.
  2. Paste the revised text into the right panel.
  3. Review the colored diff output: green for additions, red with strikethrough for removals.

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Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs about Text Compare

What types of text can I compare?

Any plain text: articles, emails, log files, configuration files, code comments, documentation, markdown, and more.

How is this different from Code Compare?

Text Compare and Code Compare use the same underlying diff engine. Text Compare is positioned for non-code content like documents and logs, while Code Compare is aimed at source code.

Can I ignore case when comparing?

Yes. Enable the "Case insensitive" option to treat uppercase and lowercase letters as equivalent, which is useful when comparing text that may have been capitalized inconsistently.

Does the tool show character-level differences?

The tool performs line-level diffing, not character-level. For character-level comparison, use the String Difference Checker tool.

Is there a word count or statistics section?

The diff summary shows the number of added lines, removed lines, and unchanged lines, giving you a quick overview of the scope of changes.