ODFDiff instructions

Installation

ODFDiff is an OpenOffice.org extension. You need at least OpenOffice.org 3.2 to use it. After receiving the license.xml file by e-mail, you should save it on your computer and install it. Then you can download the extension and install it with the extension manager, which you will find in the menu at Tools→Extension Manager. In the dialog box that appears you choose Add and provide the extension file (.oxt extension). You're done!

Running it

This is simply a matter of opening a document in OpenOffice.org and choosing Tools→Add-Ons→ODFDiff→Compare with newer/older in the menu. Alternatively you can use one of the toolbar buttons. You then will be asked for another document, after which a new window opens showing all the differences.

There is also a stand-alone version that asks for two documents and produces the document differences.<extension>. The stand-alone program is a Java archive. On most systems you can double-click on the archive to launch it. You can also start the application via this link.