New: Diffpdf Portable 1.1.4 (PDF file comparison) Released

Simeon's picture
Submitted by Simeon on March 31, 2011 - 11:10pm

logoDiffpdf Portable 1.1.4 has been released. Diffpdf is a PDF comparison tool that shows the differences in PDF files either textually or visually. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Suite. And it's open source and completely free. Read on for more details...

PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 Beta 5 users, just click 'Check for Updates' in the menu to update.

Features

ScreenshotBy default the comparison is of the text on each pair of pages, but comparing the appearance of pages is also supported (for example, if a diagram is changed or if a paragraph is reformatted). It is also possible to compare particular pages or page ranges. For example, if there are two versions of a PDF file, one with pages 1-12 and the other with pages 1-13 because of an extra page having been added as page 4, they can be compared by specifying two page ranges, 1-12 for the first and 1-3, 5-13 for the second. This will make DiffPDF compare pages in the pairs (1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 5), (5, 6), and so on, to (12, 13).

Learn more about Diffpdf...

PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format

Diffpdf Portable is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Suite including the Menu and Backup Utility.

Download

Diffpdf Portable is available for immediate download from the Diffpdf Portable homepage. Get it today!

Story Topic:

Comments

John T. Haller's picture

Thanks for your work on this Simeon. I know the author is working on 1.1.5 so as soon as that's been tested and confirmed working in our setup, we can update to it.

Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!

That was fast. I am really surprised by you releasing it so quickly! Smile
I'll do the 1.1.5 version over the weekend.

Oh and thanks for Mark Summerfield and Rubypdf for their work too!!!

"What about Love?" - "Overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate." - Al Pacino in The Devils Advocate

as Winmerge will produce rubbish, unreadable text whereas Diffpdf even tries to compare pdfs with drawings or pictures in it.

"What about Love?" - "Overrated. Biochemically no different than eating large quantities of chocolate." - Al Pacino in The Devils Advocate