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Beyond Compare vs Reference Manager

A side-by-side look at Beyond Compare and Reference Manager. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Beyond Compare

Beyond Compare

Development

Beyond Compare is a file and folder comparison software used to compare text files, folders, hard drives and FTP sites. It highlights differences between files and allows merging changes between versions. Useful for reconciling changed code, tracking revisions, syncing files and more.

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Reference Manager

Reference Manager

Office & Productivity

Reference Manager is software designed to help researchers organize, manage, and cite their references when writing academic papers. It allows importing references from online databases and PDFs, organizing references into folders, annotating PDFs, and creating bibliographies and citations in Word docs.

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