Text Compare

High-precision comparison of text differences with intuitive highlight display

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Text Input

Original Text

Compared Text

Compare Options

Ignore Whitespace Ignore Case Ignore Line Endings

Compare Mode

Character Level

Word Level Line Level

Compare Results

Added Characters

Deleted Characters

Same Characters

Similarity

100%

Difference Details

Highlight Changes

Side by Side Comparison

Original Text

Compared Text

Usage Instructions

Enter Text

Enter the two texts to be compared in the left and right input boxes respectively

Set Compare Options

Choose whether to ignore whitespace, case, or line endings, and select the compare mode (character, word, or line level)

Start Compare

Click the "Start Compare" button, and the system will analyze the differences between the two texts and highlight them

View Results

The comparison results will show added content (green) and deleted content (red), along with statistical information

Text Comparison Basics

What is Text Comparison?

Text comparison is a technique for analyzing differences between two texts, widely used in the following scenarios:

Code version control and modification tracking
Document revision and change checking
Content quality review and proofreading
Data consistency verification
Plagiarism detection and similarity analysis

Compare Mode Details

Character Level Comparison

Precise difference analysis down to each character, suitable for short texts or scenarios requiring detailed comparison.

Applicable scenarios: Password comparison, short code snippets, precise text matching

Word Level Comparison

Comparison at the word level, ignoring character changes within words, more suitable for natural language text.

Applicable scenarios: Article modification, document proofreading, content change analysis

Line Level Comparison

Comparison at the line level, suitable for structured text such as code and table data.

Applicable scenarios: Code review, configuration file comparison, log analysis

Advanced Options Explanation

Ignore Whitespace

Ignore differences in whitespace characters such as spaces and tabs during comparison, focusing only on actual content.

Suitable for texts with different formatting but same content

Ignore Case

Do not distinguish between uppercase and lowercase letters during comparison, treating uppercase and lowercase letters as the same character.

Suitable for text comparison where case differences are not important

Ignore Line Endings

Uniformly handle line break differences from different operating systems (Windows: CR+LF, Unix: LF, Mac: CR).

Suitable for cross-platform text comparison

Text Comparison Technology Principles

Text comparison tools are usually implemented based on the following algorithms:

Longest Common Subsequence (LCS): Find the longest common part that appears in order in two sequences

Myers Difference Algorithm: An efficient difference comparison algorithm that can find the minimal set of changes

Lexical Analysis: Decompose text into words or tokens, then perform comparative analysis

The choice of these algorithms depends on the comparison mode and text type to provide the most accurate and efficient comparison results.

Practical Tips and Suggestions

Long Text Processing: For very long texts, it is recommended to use line-level comparison mode for clearer comparison results
Code Comparison: When comparing code, selecting the ignore line endings option can avoid false positives caused by operating system differences
Version Tracking: You can use the side-by-side comparison view to intuitively see the differences between two versions of text
Efficiency Improvement: Use the "Swap Texts" function to quickly switch comparison objects without re-entering
Result Saving: Important comparison results can be downloaded and saved for future reference

Common Application Scenarios

Code Development

Compare differences between code before and after modification, track changes, and ensure code quality

Document Editing

Review document revisions, check content changes, and ensure document accuracy

Content Verification

Compare the same content from different sources to find potential errors and inconsistencies

Translation Proofreading

Compare original text and translated text to ensure translation accuracy and completeness

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