[OS X TeX] OT: Tool for Comparing PDF files ?

Gary L. Gray gray at engr.psu.edu
Thu Mar 1 10:48:04 EST 2007


On Mar 1, 2007, at 10:34 AM, Steffen Wolfrum wrote:

> Does someone know a tool for comparing PDF documents?
>
> Now and then I make small changes in the source files and would  
> feel saver if I'd had a tool that would show me when a resulting  
> PDF has / has not differences (to a PDF that was made before I made  
> the changes) …


Acrobat 8 (at least the Pro version) has the ability to compare PDF  
docs. Earlier versions may do it too -- I no longer have them  
installed. Unfortunately, that's a pretty expensive solution if you  
aren't at a university that has inexpensive licensing.

All the best,
   Gary


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