Diff Checker

Sometimes, you need to find similarities and differences between files. Such comparisons are challenging to do manually because they are large or too time-consuming. In such cases, our difference checker tool will come to your aid.

This online tool compares each word between two pieces of text. Then, it will show you one or more of the following between two pieces of text -

• Similar words or sentences between the two files.
• New words or sentences added in the new file.
• Words or sentences omitted in the new file.

What usually takes hours or more to manually verify large text files, takes hardly a few seconds with our diff checker online tool.

Follow these steps to compare text online and find differences between a few lines of text or text files.

1. Type or paste the first piece of text content in the first input box on the left.
2. Copy and paste the content you want to compare in the rightmost text box.
3. Click on the Check the Difference button to start the comparison.
4. The tool will then start the comparison and show the results at the top.
5. To start a new comparison, simply click on the Clear button.

Our difference checker tool will show you the comparison in color-coded format.

1. The green color background behind the text shows that the changed content matches the original content.
2. The red color background with a strikethrough shows that the particular text was removed from the content.
3. The green color background with an underline shows that the particular text was added to the content or file.

Text comparison is a mandatory yet cumbersome task for any human. From correcting students' answer sheets to checking syntax errors in program codes, small mistakes or changes can go undetected by the human eye.

Using the diff checker, you can compare new revisions or versions of a text file to existing verified versions.

You get the following benefits when using our text difference checker online.

• Visible differences in text thanks to varying color codes.
• Get results within seconds, unlike hours of manual comparison.
• Compares line breaks and spacing, which are crucial in program code comparisons.
• Make multiple text comparisons in one browsing session.
• Free to use with no premium subscription.

Comparing two pieces of text content or text files is an essential function in many technical areas. Given below are some common scenarios where text comparison helps reduce manual comparisons -

• Programmers use this tool to compare new revisions of their program code to highlight differences from the previous releases.
• Content writers and webmasters can solve plagiarism issues by comparing parts of their text conflicting with existing pages.
• Teachers can correct online examination answers by comparing student’s choices with the standard answer key.
• Medical professionals, forensic examiners, DNA analysts, etc., can perform pattern-matching operations.