Cannot compare pdf files

textwrangler

I have two pdf files under version control. When I use textwrangler to compare the difference I see jibberish fonts. I have attached the figure below:

Please suggest what can be done to solve this. thanks.

Best Answer

PDFs are not natively readable with TextWrangler.

Adobe has a paid version of Acrobat that can compare two PDF files. There is a free trial available if this is a one-off need to compare PDFs.

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