About how to compare PDFs
When contract, policy or drawing come back with changes and no tracked changes, to find wetin dem change by reading both copies side by side dey slow and you no fit trust am. This tool go do the checking for you and give you report PDF wey get two parts. The text comparison dey list, page by page, the words and lines wey dem add, remove or change, so you fit see say payment term move from 30 to 60 days without reading every clause. The visual overlay dey put each page of the new version on top the original and highlight the areas wey different, wey dey catch changes wey the text comparison no fit catch, like logo wey move, new signature line, table border wey change or edits for drawing. Comparing dey work best when both files get real text; for scans, run OCR PDF on each one first so the text comparison go get something to read. If dem add or remove pages, the pages wey follow fit show like say dem change, so read the report from the start.
Limits: e dey for Pro and Business, e no dey for Free; Pro dey start with 14-day free trial. Exactly 2 PDFs for each task, each one reach 200 MB on Pro and 500 MB on Business, with reach 2,000 pages.
Privacy: your files dey upload through encrypted connection go our UK servers, dem dey process by themselves without any person opening dem, and we go delete dem inside 2 hours, or sharp sharp with Delete now.
How to use the PDF tools: Step-by-step help with every tool, limits and your files.
Compare PDFs: questions wey people dey ask
Wetin the comparison report dey show?
List of text differences for each page and visual overlay wey dey highlight where the page content change.
I fit compare scanned documents?
The visual overlay dey work for scans. For the text comparison, run OCR PDF on both files first.
I fit compare Word file with PDF?
Convert the Word file with Word to PDF first, then compare the two PDFs.
Which file I suppose add first?
Add the original first and the newer version second, so additions and removals go report the correct way.