For Talent & Recruiting
Know in seconds if a candidate genuinely revised their application or just resubmitted the same file. See every change highlighted — new experience, reworded skills, adjusted dates.
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Use cases
Did the candidate actually update their CV, or send the exact same file? Know before your first call.
Compare your standard template against what was delivered. Spot formatting issues and missing sections.
Compare two versions of the same candidate's CV over time. See exactly what experience they've added.
Privacy
Documents are parsed entirely in your browser. No resume content is uploaded or stored anywhere. You can use this tool for confidential candidate files without any privacy risk.
Compare Files works entirely in your browser. There is no server that receives, processes, or stores your file data. Not because we promise not to look — but because we architecturally cannot. All comparison logic runs locally in JavaScript.
Why no AI
Compare Files uses a deterministic, logic-based engine — not a language model. It reads both files and reports every change that is actually there. It can’t summarize away a deleted line, invent a difference that isn’t in the file, or “mostly” get a number right. What you see is exactly what changed — nothing added, nothing missed. For CV screening, that means no AI paraphrasing a candidate's experience — every change between versions shows verbatim.
Your files never leave your device. Everything runs in your browser — no uploads, nothing stored.
No AI, so no hallucinations. A deterministic engine reports every real change and never invents one.
No upload, no server wait. Comparisons run locally and keep working offline once the page has loaded.
FAQ
Yes — upload two versions of a CV and catch every change instantly: updated job titles, added skills, reworded experience bullets, or removed education entries. This is especially useful when a candidate submits a revised resume mid-process and you need to verify exactly what changed.
You can compare CVs in PDF or DOCX format — the two formats candidates submit most often. You can even compare a PDF against a DOCX version of the same resume to catch any content differences introduced by the conversion.
Completely. All CV comparison runs locally in your browser — no resume content is ever uploaded to a server or stored anywhere. Candidate personal information never touches our infrastructure, which matters when handling data under GDPR or similar regulations.
Yes — comparing two candidate resumes side by side makes it easy to spot templated or heavily recycled content, overlapping experience descriptions, or near-identical language across applications. This helps you identify authentic submissions faster during high-volume hiring.
No installation required — Compare Files runs entirely in your browser. There is nothing to download, no browser extension, and no IT request needed. Open the tab and start comparing immediately.
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