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latexdiff vs Wdiff: catalog facts
latexdiff	Wdiff
Free Free software under the GNU General Public License version 3.	Free Free software under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.
Command line	Command line
Marks changes in LaTeX output Includes a script for accepting or rejecting revisions	Shows changes at the word level Useful when paragraph reflow makes line-based differences hard to read
Works with LaTeX syntax rather than generic TeX files Requires Perl 5.8 or higher	Requires the `diff` program
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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