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Online Text & Code Diff Comparison Tool

Compare documents, source code, JSON payloads, and confidential contracts completely inside your browser. Features side-by-side split view, inline unified diffs, intra-line character-level highlighting, and standard patch export with zero server transmission.

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#How to Use This Tool

1Paste your original text or code into the left pane, or upload a source file.
2Paste the modified version into the right pane, or upload the revision.
3Select your preferred view mode (Side-by-Side or Unified) and highlight granularity.
4Toggle whitespace and case-sensitivity filters to refine differences.
5Download the unified patch (.diff) or copy comparison results with one click.

#Mathematical Formula & Standards

Powered by the Myers diff algorithm executing off the main thread in a dedicated Web Worker. Computes the Longest Common Subsequence (LCS) to produce optimal edit scripts with line-level alignment and intra-line word/character tokenization.

#Edge Cases & Technical Considerations

Surrogate Pairs and Multilingual Unicode

Handles multibyte UTF-8 characters, emojis, and non-Latin scripts (Japanese Kanji, Turkish diacritics, Cyrillic) without splitting code points or distorting offsets.

Mixed Line Endings (CRLF vs LF)

Normalizes Windows (\r\n) and Unix (\n) line endings automatically so cross-platform file comparisons only highlight genuine content modifications.

Fine-Grained Intra-Line Character Highlighting

When a line contains subtle edits (such as a single changed variable name or modified number), the diff engine highlights the exact character-level mutation inside the line.

#Frequently Asked Questions

Q:Are my confidential documents, contracts, or code uploaded to any server?

No. All text comparison and Myers diff computations run 100% locally in your browser memory via an isolated Web Worker. Zero bytes are uploaded to remote servers.

Q:Can I export the diff as a Git-compatible patch file?

Yes. Click "Download .diff" to export a standard RFC unified diff patch that can be applied directly using git apply or patch.

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