I’m trying to see the difference between two text files on my Windows machine.  NotePad++ is one of my favorite text editing tools on Windows.  You can tab different files, set the view to different languages, and add-on extra useful plugins.  One of these useful plugins is Compare.  Here’s how you get NotePad++ and use compare.

Install NotePad++

  1. Download the latest  NotePadd++ executable file here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/files/ (Currently 5.6.8)
  2. Run the Installer, I usually use the defaults

Using Compare

  1. Open NotePad++
  2. Open Two Files
  3. Click Plugin > Compare