Compare Two PDFs Online Free — Find Differences Between PDFs

Upload two versions of a PDF and view highlighted differences page by page, directly in the browser. Ideal for reviewing contracts, legal documents and reports. No server upload.

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How it works

Upload the two PDFs

Select the original PDF and the modified version. Both files stay on your device.

Analyse the differences

The tool compares corresponding pages and highlights deletions in red and additions in green.

View the report

Scroll through the visual page-by-page comparison or download the report of detected differences.

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Comparing two versions of a PDF highlights the differences between the documents: added, removed or modified text, and layout changes. It is useful for reviewing contract revisions, comparing successive drafts of a document, or verifying that a final PDF matches the approved version.

OnlinePdfEditor shows the two documents side by side with differences highlighted in distinct colours: added in green, removed in red, modified in yellow. Comparison happens in the browser without transmitting files to external servers.

Comparison is most precise on PDFs with selectable text. For scanned PDFs, use the OCR feature first.

Frequently asked questions

What does the comparison tool highlight?

Text differences between the two versions are highlighted: removed text in red, added text in green. Graphical differences are also flagged visually.

Does it work with PDFs of different lengths?

Yes. If the two PDFs have a different number of pages, the tool compares available pages and flags pages missing from the other version.

Can I compare scanned PDFs?

For scanned PDFs the comparison is visual (pixel-level), not textual. Use OCR first to extract text if you want a precise textual comparison.

Are my files uploaded to a server?

No. Comparison happens entirely in the browser. Neither file ever leaves your device.

Can I export the comparison result?

Yes. You can download a version of the document with highlighted differences as a PDF or as a text report.

Does it work with documents in different languages?

Yes. Textual comparison works with any language supported by the PDF, including documents with non-Latin characters.

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