GUIDE
Compare text and structured data
Use a line comparison for a text patch and a structured comparison to find changed data values.
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Compare two lines
In Text Diff put the earlier version in Before and the newer version in After. Choose Compare.
Before: Hello Ada
After: Hello Bo
The old line is removed and the new line is added.Separate layout changes from data changes
JSON Diff compares JavaScript Object Notation values. Changing a number matters even if both documents are formatted differently.
Before: {"count":1}
After: { "count": 2 }
The value of count changed from 1 to 2.Save the right result
Download a patch from Text Diff to keep a line-by-line change. Use JSON Diff when you need a report of changed fields rather than a text patch.
Changing indentation alone creates a text difference but does not change the JSON value.