Command-line tool

latexdiff

brew/latexdiff

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Compare and mark up LaTeX file differences

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Command-line tool

Install on

macOS

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install latexdiff

Determine changes between different versions of a LaTeX file (the resulting LaTeX file can be compiled to show differences underlined)

latexdiff old.tex new.tex > diff.tex

Determine changes between different versions of a LaTeX file by highlighting differences in boldface

latexdiff --type=BOLD old.tex new.tex > diff.tex

Determine changes between different versions of a LaTeX file, and display minor changes in equations with both added and deleted graphics

latexdiff --math-markup=fine --graphics-markup=both old.tex new.tex > diff.tex

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