Version Comparison

Compare up to ten document versions against one reference

A word-by-word comparison that gives the same result every time, with no AI in the loop. Line breaks, page headers and hyphenation do not show up as changes, so the differences left are the changes someone made.

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Commercial lease — FY24

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38 p.

lease_FY25.pdfDifferences found
lease_FY24_signed.pdfNo differences
lease_draft_v3.pdfComparing

3 removed·9 added

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Same input, same result

The comparison is a word-by-word diff computed in the add-in. No AI model reads or judges the documents, so running it twice gives the same list of differences.

Up to ten versions at once

Pick the reference, for example the signed contract or last year’s report, then add up to ten versions. Each one is compared with the reference and shows its own status.

Layout noise filtered out

Text that reflows across a line or a page break is not a change. Running headers and footers, page numbers, table headings repeated after a page break, line-end hyphenation, soft hyphens and quote styles are ignored.

Reformatted numbers are flagged

A number rewritten from 1.234,56 to 1,234.56 is reported, because a reviewer should see it. A space inside a number, including a non-breaking one, is not a change.

Scans and Word files too

Text PDFs are read directly. Scans go through OCR first, and Word, Excel or email files are converted to PDF when you import them.

Excel list and annotated PDFs

Export every difference to a filterable Excel sheet: version, page, change, reference text, new text. Select a row to reopen the comparison at that difference. The PDF export marks removals in red on the reference and additions in green on each version, each one numbered.

How it works

Compare versions in three steps

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Choose the reference

Open Version Comparison and pick the document every version should be checked against.

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Add the versions

Add up to ten versions. Each comparison starts as soon as OCR has finished on that document.

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Review and export

Scroll both documents in sync and read the added and removed counts per page. Export the Excel list or the annotated PDFs. The comparison is saved in the workbook, read-only, so you can reopen it later.

contrat_signe.pdfReference
Contrat de prestation de services — CONFIDENTIELArticle 6 — Conditions de paiementLes factures sont payables à jours à compter de leurdate d’émission, par virement sur le compte indiquépar le Prestataire. Tout retard de paiement entraîneune indemnité forfaitaire de € pour frais derecouvrement. Le « Client » s’engage à signaler toute con-testation dans un délai de huit jours.Page 4 / 12
contrat_v3.pdfVersion 3
Contrat de prestation de services — CONFIDENTIELArticle 6 — Conditions de paiementLes factures sont payables à jours à compterde leur date d’émission, par virement sur le comptePage 4 / 13Contrat de prestation de services — CONFIDENTIELindiqué par le Prestataire. Tout retard de paiemententraîne une indemnité forfaitaire de €pour frais de recouvrement. Le "Client" s’engage àsignaler toute contestation dans un délai de huit jours.

Payment term changed from 30 to 45 days.

Ignored: reflowed lines, the page break, the repeated header and footer, page numbers, the line-end hyphen and the quote style.

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