MarginDiff PDF & OCR Add-on

Add PDF text recognition to the MarginDiff Documents comparison workflow.

OPTIONAL ADD-ON FOR MARGINDIFF DOCUMENTS

Bring PDF text into your comparison.

The OCR add-on recognizes text from PDF pages so MarginDiff Documents can compare the resulting document content. Use it when your review starts with PDFs, including scanned pages.

OCR beta access by request.

The OCR component requires separate licensing and administrator setup. Contact us to confirm pricing, availability, and requirements before ordering.

How it fits your workflow

  1. Have your administrator install and configure the licensed OCR component.
  2. Enable OCR in Tools > Admin Options in MarginDiff Documents.
  3. Select your Original and Modified files, choose OCR, and start the comparison.
  4. Check the recognized text and differences against the original PDF pages.

Review recognition carefully

Scan quality, skewed pages, handwriting, and complex layouts can affect recognized words and reading order. Check names, numbers, tables, and critical wording against the source. Recognition errors can appear as differences even when the printed text has not changed.

The add-on supports the Documents comparison workflow; it is not a guarantee of exact PDF layout reproduction. Without the required OCR component, convert the PDF to DOCX or RTF with an appropriate tool before comparing.

Installer availability →

Read the OCR setup and review guide ↗ · Ask about licensing and requirements