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Text Revision Statistics

Measure word-level additions, deletions and retained wording between two drafts, with an ordered edit ledger and revision summary.

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Source text is limited to 1.5 million characters per editor; imported text files are limited to 1.5 MB.

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Know what changed

Whitespace-delimited tokens and an exact longest-common-subsequence comparison. Maximum 2,000 words per draft and 2 million comparison cells. This measures wording, not writing quality.

    Choose another output above or open Export files.

    Explore the example

    Measure word-level additions, deletions and retained wording between two drafts, with an ordered edit ledger and revision summary.

    What you can inspect

    • Word edit ledger — Action, Before, After, Word.
    • Draft comparison — Draft, Words.

    Keep the result you need

    Use the output selector to inspect each generated file, then download it. Save a project to keep source inputs and settings together. Result files and editable projects serve different purposes.

    Processing & file support

    Source text is limited to 1.5 million characters per editor; imported text files are limited to 1.5 MB.

    Your working session

    Processing runs locally in a worker with a 30-second cancellation limit. Undo and redo keep up to 20 edits in this tab. Project files include imported assets and are limited to 40 MiB. There is no automatic saving.

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    Using Text Revision Statistics

    Measure word-level additions, deletions and retained wording between two drafts, with an ordered edit ledger and revision summary.

    1. Start with the worked example in earlier draft and revised draft, then paste your own source or open a text file.
    2. Adjust word comparison. Change one setting at a time so you can understand its effect.
    3. Choose “Process source”. Inspect the word edit ledger and draft comparison before using the result.
    4. Download the selected output, inspect other files in Export files and save a project if you want to reopen the same inputs.

    Example

    Try the built-in example, inspect word edit ledger and compare the result after changing one option.

    Questions & answers

    What does Text Revision Statistics do?

    Measure word-level additions, deletions and retained wording between two drafts, with an ordered edit ledger and revision summary.

    What are the important limitations?

    Whitespace-delimited tokens and an exact longest-common-subsequence comparison. Maximum 2,000 words per draft and 2 million comparison cells. This measures wording, not writing quality.

    Can I save and reopen my work?

    Yes. Save a project JSON file containing your inputs, settings and any imported assets. Projects are limited to 40 MiB. Undo/redo stores up to 20 edits in this session and is not saved in the project. There is no automatic saving.

    How do imports and output previews work?

    Source text is limited to 1.5 million characters per editor; imported text files are limited to 1.5 MB. Text previews show up to 150,000 characters; downloads include the complete output. Tables show 50 rows per page; CSV files include all rows.

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