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Free document diff.
Compare two blocks of text and see exactly what changed — additions and deletions highlighted, line by line. Free, in your browser, no sign-up. From the team behind Sidenote, the AI reading assistant that cites every answer.
Compared line by line, entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
FAQ
Free document diff — common questions.
Yes — free and no sign-up. Paste two versions of your text, click Compare, and see every added and removed line highlighted.
No. The comparison runs entirely in your browser on your own device — your text never leaves your computer.
It compares the two texts line by line using a longest-common-subsequence diff, then shows added lines in green and removed lines in red, in order.
Yes — copy a unified diff (each line prefixed with +, − or a space) to paste into a document, email or ticket.
This tool compares two blocks of text you paste in. The Sidenote extension helps you read and question a single document — answering with citations to the exact source passage.
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