Suggestions appear as you type. Use the up and down arrows to choose one and Enter to open it.

This page's audience our own tag's counts — open to see them
–Visits
–Page views
–Clicks to vendors
–Time on page
–Reading now
Clicks to vendors, by tool
  • –
Top countries
  • –
Devices
  • –

– · visits, page views and clicks counted by our own tag, which counts more than our checked analytics; every figure rounded down · how we count

Diff-Text review

Freemium#31 of 32 in File Comparison Software

A text and folder comparison tool with web access and a Windows desktop app.

5.7/10Editor score
Visit Diff-Text
Diff-Text5.7 Visit Diff-Text

Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

Diff-Text helps solo users and small teams compare two versions of plain text, either in a browser or through a Windows desktop app. The web version accepts pasted text and shows a combined view or separate panes. For people reviewing edits closely, it can compare at line or paragraph, word, and character levels, then highlight additions, deletions, and moved text. Navigation between individual differences and groups of differences helps keep a review focused.

The Windows app broadens the tool beyond pasted text: it compares files and folders and reports deleted, new, and modified files. It can also detect duplicate lines, with an option to remove them. Comparisons in the desktop app run locally, which may suit users who want to compare text on their Windows machine. The product spans web and Windows, but the listed capabilities are centered on text and folder diffs rather than a wider source-control workflow.

Diff-Text has a free plan, and the desktop app offers a 30-day trial subject to a limit of 60 comparisons. A license is required after the trial; the vendor uses contact-sales pricing. This makes it worth considering for people whose main needs are readable text differences, moved-text detection, and folder reports. Teams that need three-way merging, merge-conflict tools, or version-control support should look for a different fit.

Diff-Text pros and cons

  • Where it wins
    • Highlights added, deleted, and moved text at several levels
    • Windows app compares folders and reports file changes
    • Can detect duplicate lines and compare text locally
  • Where it doesn't
    • No three-way merge or merge-conflict tools
    • No version-control support
    • Desktop trial is limited to 60 comparisons

Diff-Text fact sheet, pricing and score →

Advertiser disclosure: iTechGuides is reader-supported. Vendors can pay for top positions in our rankings and for a place on other products' pages, and we may earn a commission when you click some links. Bought places stand at the number bought; this page and our disclosure say so. Paying vendors may get a fuller, more detailed review from our editors, and that review can change their score. How we rank.

Last updated · How we research and update