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# CompareDesk

Canonical: https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2323760/comparedesk

> Compares Word, PDF, scanned and Excel documents on Windows and macOS, locally on the user's own computer, and shows every change.
> 
> Verdict: Rated \*\*\*\* by 0 users. Top-rated for **Overall Quality**.

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## Overview

### Key benefits of CompareDesk

\* Comparison takes place on the user's own computer; document content is not uploaded to a server.
\* Compares Word documents, PDF files, scanned PDFs and spreadsheets in XLSX, XLSM, XLS, ODS and CSV.
\* Opens up scanned documents without a text layer by means of text recognition that runs on the same computer and requires no internet connection.
\* Produces a report with a SHA-256 checksum and a signed comparison record, so that a result can be verified at a later date.
\* Processes several file pairs in a single batch run.
\* Available for Windows 10 version 1809 or later, Windows 11 (64-bit) and macOS 12 or later on Macs with Apple Silicon.

## About the vendor

- **Company**: AIXI Digital

## Commercial Context

- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (On-Premise), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: Croatian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support

## Category

- [Other Business Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/3903/other-business-software/software)

## Links

- [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2323760/comparedesk)

## This page is available in the following languages

| Locale | URL |
| en | <https://www.getapp.com/all-software/a/comparedesk/> |
| en-AE | <https://www.getapp.ae/software/2323760/comparedesk> |
| en-AU | <https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2323760/comparedesk> |
| en-CA | <https://www.getapp.ca/software/2323760/comparedesk> |
| en-GB | <https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/2323760/comparedesk> |
| en-IE | <https://www.getapp.ie/software/2323760/comparedesk> |
| en-NZ | <https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/2323760/comparedesk> |
| en-SG | <https://www.getapp.sg/software/2323760/comparedesk> |
| en-ZA | <https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2323760/comparedesk> |

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