DiffPDF For Mac

DiffPDF is a helpful application designed to aid you in comparing two PDF files based on their layout and content, which can be useful in a number of situations.

Journalists, archivists, publishers, researchers and translators can take advantage of this tool to increase their productivity, as it makes a normally laborious task much simpler.

If you do not mind an interface that favors functionality rather than form, DiffPDF may be just what you need. It may not look spectacular, but it gets the job done.

The application is very easy to use, however, as all the important functions are right where you would expect to find them, and it is easy to navigate through the various tabs and menus.

The first order of business is to import two PDF files that are, ideally, relatively similar. Once you click the Compare button, DiffPDF performs a high-speed scan of each pair of pages. Some false positives are to be expected, but the operation is completed in no time at all.

You can choose from a total of three comparison modes, each best suited for analyzing a specific type of document.

The word comparison mode analyzes the text word by word and highlights differences between the two pages, while the character mode looks at each individual character. The former is best suited for alphabetic languages, while the latter is designed for logographic languages.

The appearance comparison mode detects changes in fonts, diagrams or other visual elements, and is much more strict than the first two available methods.

DiffPDF is a handy application that enables you to compare two PDF files on your Mac using multiple analysis methods and highlights the differences so that they can be identified at a glance.