The new version PDiff 3.8 has been released. New features in this release of the text-based PDF comparison solution are among others:

  • NEW: Module for text flow in tables completely revised
    • Additional function Auto-detect tables in the context menu of the PDF view of PDF A or PDF B: Table positions and cell structure (rows, columns, row spans, col spans) are automatically detected based on the existing lines in the PDF file
    • Details and editing of the table structure: first select the Table tool in the toolbar and then click on a blue table box in the document:
      • Details about rows and columns are displayed within the box
      • Context menu Edit rows: Delete or add row separators
      • Context menu Edit columns: Delete or add column separators
      • Context menu Edit cells: Enlarge or reduce row spans and col spans by dragging the bottom right corner of cells
  • Fix: Report Annotated PDF A+B showed empty pages for input PDFs with negative coordinates of the PDF CropBox
  • Fix: If the import function for third-party document formats (DOC/DOCX, XLS, …) fails, a message appears prompting the user to manually export the PDF from the associated app
  • Fix: Fixed crash when import converter was aborted (e.g. DOC/DOCX with macro warning)
  • Fix: Report generation (e.g. Annotated PDF A+B) for projects with exclusion areas for which a very long list of individual pages was manually defined
PDiff 3.8: Different text flow in tables (A: row-wise, B: column-wise)
PDiff 3.8: Different text flow in tables (A: row-wise, B: column-wise)
PDiff 3.8: Synchronized text flow created by the table tool
PDiff 3.8: Synchronized text flow created by the table tool
PDiff 3.8: New table tool automatically detects rows and columns (incl. <i>colspan</i> and <i>rowspan</i>)
PDiff 3.8: New table tool automatically detects rows and columns (incl. colspan and rowspan)

PDiff shows you quickly and reliably all text differences between two PDF documents – as a comparison of the two PDFs and with markings of the deviations. So you can check intended revisions quickly and find unintended changes at first glance.

PDiff easily outperforms document comparison with the naked eye in terms of speed and precision: a human reader achieves an average reading performance of 200 words per minute with an error detection rate of 75%. On the other hand, PDiff manages about 400000 words per minute – that’s 2000 times faster – and above all it works tirelessly with 100% accuracy.

Applications of PDiff are among others: legal documents and contracts, pharmaceutical packaging and medical leaflets, important business documents, technical manuals, financial reports, manuscripts, book texts as well as price lists and catalogs.

PDiff is available as 64-bit version for Windows and macOS. Both versions are based on the proven Adobe® PDF Library™. Business customers can request a free trial at https://www.csci.de/en/pdiff/trial.