Compare text files with ExamDiff

June 27, 2008 · Filed Under Software · Comment 

Have you ever needed to find the differences between two text files? You may not need to everyday, but if/when you ever do, ExamDiff really makes it easy. ExamDiff is a freeware Windows tool for visual file comparison. It has a number of simple and convenient features that many users have been asking for a long time from a file comparison tool.

As soon as you run the program, you will see the following window:
when examdiff first opens

For my first example I’ve used a php file that is used on this site. I copied the file and then made a minor change to the second one. I replaced a semicolon for a colon at the end of line #45 and it picked it up right away.
examine differences between two php files

My second example uses a normal text file. Unfortunatly, the free version doesn’t support wordwrap so it only shows you the line in which the difference takes place.
examine differences between two text files

Once you scroll to the right (both sides simultaneously), you can see the difference.examine differences between two text files

In all my examples, the highlighted text is a bright green color. That’s not the default color. To change the color of the highlighted lines go to options > display.

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