When you work a lot on the computer, you tend to add numerous files and word documents to your computer, some of which are useful while others are just junk, which eats up your computer's memory and needs a clean-up. You cannot keep adding duplicate files and cannot miss the changes done on the files and word documents. The best answer to this is to compare two-word documents on a regular interval.
You cannot compare hundreds of word documents manually, and even if you do, we are sure that you will miss something. The best way to simplify the task is by using a file comparison tool that will save your time and do the work efficiently.
Here are some of the best word document comparison tools that you can use:
1. Diffview – Diffview allows a user to see the elements in split windows while comparing the word document. The tool also allows you to merge conflicts from the original file. You also get to select whether you want to keep documents A or B. There is a section below it that allows you to view, merge and modify the conflicts. The downside of the software is that it doesn't provide a comparison report. However, you can save it as a PDF file by using the given print option.
2. WinMerge – It is open-source software that allows you to compare two documents. The comparison highlights the similar content and conflict content. At the bottom of the interface, the software showcases the number of lines and characters in the documents.
It also supports the editing of each document which can be saved. In order to make both the documents identical, you can enable merge mode.
WinMerge also has easy navigation options along with the tools like syntax highlighting, swapping panes, locking panes, zooming in/out, etc. The software also allows you to apply file filters and line filters.
Various formats of the documents can be compared, including TXT, HTML, DOC, DOCX, PDF, etc. WinMerge is easy to use and offers a lot of features to the users.
3. Copyleaks – Copyleaks is a plagiarism checker which can compare two text file, URLs and documents. The software uses advanced technology to scan that the scanned content is original.
The tool is used as a paraphrase detector and text compare tool. Copyleaks can read and check the text in all the available formats like pdfs, Microsoft documents, etc. Scanning with Copyleaks only takes a few seconds, and reports produced can be shared with anyone. It is one of the best tools available out there to avoid self-plagiarism.
The above-given tools are the best options when you are looking for a tool to compare text files. These tools allow you to edit the content in the document in real-time and support the text documents in a variety of formats like DOC, HTML, DOCX, etc.
