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Wdiff vs latexdiff: catalog facts
Wdiff	latexdiff
Free Free software under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.	Free Free software under the GNU General Public License version 3.
Command line	Command line
Shows changes at the word level Useful when paragraph reflow makes line-based differences hard to read	Marks changes in LaTeX output Includes a script for accepting or rejecting revisions
Requires the `diff` program	Works with LaTeX syntax rather than generic TeX files Requires Perl 5.8 or higher
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
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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