Free, fast and privacy-first PDF comparison

Compare PDF versions side by side without sending files anywhere.

Upload an original and revised PDF to detect text changes, page additions, removals, and differences page by page in a workflow that stays clean on desktop and mobile.

Built for legal reviews, contracts, revisions, client handoff, and internal document QA.

A faster way to review revisions

  • Private by default
    Files stay in your browser during comparison and export.
  • Page-by-page review
    See changed, added, removed, and unchanged pages in one place.
  • Readable text diff
    Review extracted text changes and export a polished summary report.
  • Works across devices
    The interface stays comfortable on laptop, tablet, and mobile.
Trusted for document review when version changes need quick confirmation.
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Compare two PDF files with a cleaner workflow

Upload an original and revised PDF. The files are processed locally in your browser.

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Maximum file size: 50 MB. Password-protected PDFs may not be readable in this version.

Visual preview

Preview pages from each PDF. Text comparison appears in the results below.

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Comparison results

Review summary stats and page-by-page changes.

Page-by-page changes

Why GoPDFTools?

Detect changes between PDF versions with less friction.

GoPDFTools helps you compare document versions without sending files to a server. This first version focuses on extracted text and page-level changes.

Private PDF Comparison in Your Browser

PDF.js reads and renders your files locally. Your documents stay on your device during comparison.

Page-by-page summary

See which pages changed, which pages were added, and which pages were removed between versions.

Readable text diff

Review additions, deletions, and changed lines with clear highlights and exportable summaries.

How it works

How it works

Compare Two PDF Files Online with a simple browser workflow.

1. Upload

Choose your original and revised PDFs.

2. Extract

PDF.js extracts text and renders previews locally.

3. Compare

Review changed pages, additions, deletions, and export a report.

FAQ

PDF Compare Tool FAQ

No. This tool uses browser-side PDF parsing and rendering. Your files stay in your browser.

Version 1 compares extracted text. Scanned PDFs with non-selectable text may show little or no text. OCR can be added in a future version.

This version focuses on text extraction, page counts, and page previews. Pixel-perfect visual comparison is a future enhancement.

Yes. Use Export Summary to download a styled PDF report with file names, timestamp, summary stats, and page-by-page changes.

PDF text is stored differently across files. The tool normalizes whitespace and preserves line grouping as much as possible, but some PDFs may extract text in unusual order.
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The same privacy-first approach runs across the whole toolbox, so you can move from one task to the next without changing your workflow.