Text Compare Tool – Spot Differences Fast | Rune

Text comparison is a critical skill for anyone who works with documents, code, or content. Whether you're reviewing contract changes, checking code revisions, or proofreading edits, manually spotting differences is tedious and error-prone. Rune's Text Compare tool automates this process, highlighting every addition, deletion, and modification instantly.

What is Text Comparison?

Text comparison (also called "diff" or "difference checking") is the process of analyzing two pieces of text to identify what changed between them. The tool highlights:

• Additions: New text that wasn't in the original.
• Deletions: Text that was removed from the original.
• Modifications: Text that was changed or replaced.

Key Features of Rune's Text Compare

Side-by-Side View

View your original and modified texts in parallel columns. Differences are color-coded:

• Green: Additions
• Red: Deletions

This makes it easy to scan through changes quickly.

Unified Diff View

Prefer a single-column view? Switch to unified diff mode, which shows all changes in one stream with + and - indicators—just like Git diffs.

Word and Character Level Comparison

• Word-level: Highlights entire words that differ. Best for documents.
• Character-level: Highlights individual character changes. Perfect for code where a single semicolon matters.

Smart Comparison Options

• Ignore Case: Treat "Hello" and "hello" as identical.
• Ignore Whitespace: Focus on content, not spacing.

Export and Copy

Copy the diff to your clipboard or download it as a .txt file for documentation.

How It Works

1. Paste Texts: Enter the original text on the left, modified text on the right.
2. Configure Options: Choose word/character level, toggle case/whitespace sensitivity.
3. Review Differences: View highlighted changes in side-by-side or unified mode.
4. Export: Copy or download the results.

Who Benefits?

• Developers: Review code changes before merging.
• Writers: Compare article drafts and revisions.
• Legal Teams: Spot contract modifications.
• Students: Verify essay edits and professor feedback.
• Editors: Track proofreading changes.

Conclusion

Spotting differences manually wastes time and misses details. Rune's Text Compare tool makes it instant and accurate—essential for anyone who works with text.