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Compare two files in Adobe Acrobat Analyzer

Last updated on Feb 25, 2026

Compare files when you need to confirm whether two files match your criteria, or when you want to narrow a reviewed set by identifying mismatches.

You have access to the collection that contains the files.
The files you want to compare are available in the collection.
If the comparison relies on extracted results, confirm that the collection has finished processing.

Compare two files

Open the collection that contains the files you want to compare.
Locate the first file using the Search field, or the File name and Document title column.
Select the Compare icon.

The page refreshes to present the Document Comparison interface, where the second file is selected.

The previously selected file is visible at the top of the list of files, and cannot be unchecked.
From the Choose a collection dropdown, select he second file's collection.
Select one file from the resultant list of files.
Select Next.
Select the attributes that you want to compare in the two files.
Select Compare to open the comparison results.

Acrobat Analyzer opens a comparison view for the two selected files.
The comparison view shows all selected attributes in a table, identifying the attributes, their values and their citations, and a "Match" result if both fields are the same.
Comparing files does not change the file or collection.

Tip

Select the ellipsis icon to open the actions menu, and Export the attributes for these two files.

You need to confirm whether two files represent the same content, with acceptable differences.
You want to validate a subset of relevant files by comparing them and removing mismatches.
You want to confirm whether the extracted results align across two files before you rely on filtering.

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