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Compare Two PDF Files

What did the other side change in the contract? Which pages differ between two report versions? Upload both PDFs for a page-by-page, pixel-level comparison: identical pages are grayed out, differences are highlighted in red, and a per-page text report is included. Everything runs locally in your browser.

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Files are processed locally in your browser — never uploaded to any server

Page-by-page pixel-level comparison · differences in redOutputs diff images + per-page report (zip)Different page counts are reported clearly
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Processed locally — never uploadedSupported: PDFNothing retained · files never leave your device, zero server storageVerify it yourself: open DevTools → Network — you won’t see a single file upload

Full-release pricing preview: $6.9/mo or $49/yr · 30-day email notice before billing starts · nothing is charged during the beta

How it works (3 steps)

1

Upload both versions

Select file A (old) and file B (new) in order; different page counts are fine.

2

Page-by-page comparison

Matching pages are rendered onto the same canvas and compared pixel by pixel, tolerating anti-aliasing noise so only real changes are flagged.

3

Download the diff pack

Pages with differences produce red-highlighted diff images, bundled with a per-page report.txt in a zip.

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FAQ

How does the comparison work?

Visually: matching pages are rendered to images and compared pixel by pixel, so any visible change (text, numbers, images, stamp positions) is marked in red. Honest note: this is not a semantic text diff — it cannot tell you “what sentence 2 of paragraph 3 now says”.

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What if the files have different page counts?

Shared pages are compared normally; extra pages count as fully different and the report says which file they belong to — nothing is silently ignored.

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What if the files are identical?

You get a clear “all N pages identical, no differences found” result with the per-page report. The comparison ran, so it counts as one use.

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Are my files uploaded?

No — rendering and comparison run entirely in your browser.

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Does a digital signature survive processing?

No. Any change to a signed PDF (merging, compressing, watermarking…) invalidates the existing digital signature — that is the tamper-proof design of PDF signatures, not a limit of this site. Process first, then sign.

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Can I trust the processing engine?

Yes — and you can verify it: the tool runs on open-source in-browser engines (pdf-lib, pdf.js, Tesseract OCR…) on your own device. Open DevTools → Network while processing and you will see no file upload requests.

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