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Compare PDF

See which lines were added or removed between two versions. Content is pulled out of the source container rather than re-authored.

Not uploaded to any serverConverted on this deviceGone when you close the tabHow this works

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PDF · up to 200 MB each

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See which lines were added or removed between two versions. Everything happens in this tab; nothing is sent anywhere.

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How to use it

1
Add your files
Compare PDF works with PDF. Drop them in, browse for them, or paste from your clipboard.
2
Put them in the right order
The files are processed top to bottom. Drag them to rearrange before you start.
3
Run it and download
Press the button and save the result. Everything happens on your device, and nothing is uploaded.

Privacy, in plain words

Is it safe? Your PDF is not uploaded anywhere

What “uploaded” normally means. On most online converters, pressing the button copies your file across the internet onto a computer owned by that website. That copy is what the word “upload” means, and it is the part nobody explains.

What happens instead. This site does not do it. There is no server here that receives files, so your PDF is read, converted and handed back by the browser you are using right now. It never travels — so there is no copy to store, read, leak or hand over.

Check it yourself in ten seconds

Turn off your Wi-Fi after this page has loaded, then convert a file anyway. It still works, because everything needed is already on your device.

The longer explanation of how this works, and the full detail of what is and is not stored on the privacy page.

Why this matters more than it sounds

PDF is the format people use for exactly the documents they would not hand to a stranger. It matters more than it sounds, because of what PDFs usually are:

Payslips

salary, employer, and usually your home address

Bank statements

account numbers, balances, every payee you have

Signed contracts

your signature, and terms you may be under NDA about

Tax returns

income, dependants, tax file or social security numbers

A file that is never sent cannot be kept, leaked, subpoenaed or used to train anything. That is a property of how this works, not a promise about how carefully it is run.

How Compare PDF works

See which lines were added or removed between two versions. Everything happens inside this page: the file is read from your device into memory, processed there, and handed back as a download. It is never sent anywhere, and closing the tab discards it.

What it accepts: PDF. Files are identified by their contents rather than their name, so a mislabelled file is still handled correctly.
What you get back: A TXT file, downloaded straight to your device.
What happens to the data: Content is taken out of the container as it stands, not re-authored. Anything that belonged to the container rather than to the content does not come with it.
Size limit: Up to 200 MB per file. Because the work happens on your own machine, available memory is the real constraint — a laptop handles far more than a phone.

Worth knowing before you start

Compares the text, not the appearance. Two files whose wording matches but whose layout moved will report no differences.

About these formats

Accepts

Portable Document Format

Fixed-layout documents that look identical everywhere.

Extensions: .pdf
MIME type: application/pdf
Best for: Sharing documents · Printing · Contracts and forms
Compatibility: Universal.

Compares the text, not the appearance. Two files whose wording matches but whose layout moved will report no differences.

Good to know

Compare PDF — questions

How does Compare PDF work?

See which lines were added or removed between two versions. Add your files above, adjust anything you want to change, and press the button. The result downloads straight to your device.

Is there anything I should watch out for?

Compares the text, not the appearance. Two files whose wording matches but whose layout moved will report no differences.

Is Compare PDF safe — are my files uploaded to a server?

No, nothing is uploaded. On most online tools, pressing the button copies your file across the internet onto a computer owned by that website, where it is processed and then sent back. That copy is what "upload" means. This tool does not do it: your file is read and processed by the browser you are using right now, stays on this device the whole time, and is discarded when you close the tab. Turn off your Wi-Fi after the page loads and it still works, which is the quickest way to confirm it.

Can I use this on confidential or personal documents?

Yes — that is the case it was built for. Because the file never leaves your device, a confidential document is no more exposed than it is sitting in your own folder: there is no transfer, no copy on anybody else's hardware, no retention period and no staff with access. Nothing about the file is logged either — not its name, not its size, not its contents.