# PDF compare using robot **URL:** \ **Category:** Libraries\ **Created:** [9 February 2024 11:39 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pdf-compare-using-robot/6807 "2024-02-09T11:39:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![omar1677](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9fc29f/32.png) [@omar1677](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/omar1677)\ **Post date:** [9 February 2024 11:39 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pdf-compare-using-robot/6807/1 "2024-02-09T11:39:33Z")
Hi Everyone. I am new in Robot and want to ask if there is a possibility to compare 2 PDFs with robot framework. Is there any existing library for doing this? Best Regards Omar ---
**Author:** ![Pramesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/848f3c/32.png) [@Pramesh](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Pramesh)\ **Post date:** [9 February 2024 11:44 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pdf-compare-using-robot/6807/2 "2024-02-09T11:44:17Z")
Hi @omar1677, There is a DocTest Library that can be used to compare pdf documents: [GitHub - manykarim/robotframework-doctestlibrary: Robot Framework DocTest library. Simple Automated Visual Document Testing.](https://github.com/manykarim/robotframework-doctestlibrary) Here is the link to the keywords: [https://manykarim.github.io/robotframework-doctestlibrary/PdfTest.html](https://manykarim.github.io/robotframework-doctestlibrary/PdfTest.html) Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![Many](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/many/32/658_2.png) [@Many](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Many)\ **Post date:** [9 February 2024 11:47 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pdf-compare-using-robot/6807/3 "2024-02-09T11:47:39Z")
Also check out the keywords for the visual comparison of PDF documents: [https://manykarim.github.io/robotframework-doctestlibrary/VisualTest.html](https://manykarim.github.io/robotframework-doctestlibrary/VisualTest.html) ---
**Author:** ![omar1677](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9fc29f/32.png) [@omar1677](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/omar1677)\ **Post date:** [12 February 2024 09:40 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pdf-compare-using-robot/6807/4 "2024-02-12T09:40:06Z")
Thanks a lot for your answer. I will try it 😉 ---
**Author:** ![omar1677](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9fc29f/32.png) [@omar1677](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/omar1677)\ **Post date:** [2 April 2024 10:56 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pdf-compare-using-robot/6807/5 "2024-04-02T10:56:42Z")
Hi Again, how can i install the library `VisualTest` ? robot show it red for me BR Omar ---
**Author:** ![rasjani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/858c86/32.png) [@rasjani](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/rasjani)\ **Post date:** [2 April 2024 11:03 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pdf-compare-using-robot/6807/6 "2024-04-02T11:03:59Z")
Many’s link points to: [GitHub - manykarim/robotframework-doctestlibrary: Robot Framework DocTest library. Simple Automated Visual Document Testing.](https://github.com/manykarim/robotframework-doctestlibrary) On that page: > Installation instructions > `pip install --upgrade robotframework-doctestlibrary` And example usage: ```python ***Settings*** Library DocTest.VisualTest ***Test Cases*** Compare two Images and highlight differences Compare Images Reference.jpg Candidate.jpg ``` ---
**Author:** ![omar1677](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9fc29f/32.png) [@omar1677](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/omar1677)\ **Post date:** [2 April 2024 13:35 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pdf-compare-using-robot/6807/8 "2024-04-02T13:35:58Z")
yes it works. Thanks a lot. now i have another problem. The files must exists on windows but i want to compare files on Unix server. So after making an SSH connection, i go to a folder but robot can’t find the files i want to compare. any Idea how to solve this? BR Omar ---
**Author:** ![Many](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/many/32/658_2.png) [@Many](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Many)\ **Post date:** [3 April 2024 05:15 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pdf-compare-using-robot/6807/9 "2024-04-03T05:15:53Z")
You can use the ssh library to copy the files to a local directory first before comparing. [https://robotframework.org/SSHLibrary/SSHLibrary.html](https://robotframework.org/SSHLibrary/SSHLibrary.html) ---
**Author:** ![shiwopotato](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/shiwopotato/32/3898_2.png) [@shiwopotato](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/shiwopotato)\ **Post date:** [29 July 2024 07:07 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pdf-compare-using-robot/6807/10 "2024-07-29T07:07:22Z")
Hello, my PDF files have multiple pages but I observed that it only compares the page 1. How can I make it compare all of the pages? I looked into the document but found none or maybe I missed something. ---
**Author:** ![Many](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/many/32/658_2.png) [@Many](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Many)\ **Post date:** [6 August 2024 12:59 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pdf-compare-using-robot/6807/11 "2024-08-06T12:59:15Z")
Is there already an error during the comparison of the first page? Are you using the `Compare Images` KW for a visual comparison? ---
**Author:** ![Joy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@Joy](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Joy)\ **Post date:** [17 September 2024 10:07 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pdf-compare-using-robot/6807/12 "2024-09-17T10:07:43Z")
is there a way to solve this? ---
**Author:** ![omar1677](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9fc29f/32.png) [@omar1677](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/omar1677)\ **Post date:** [11 October 2024 10:17 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/pdf-compare-using-robot/6807/13 "2024-10-11T10:17:06Z")
could you solve the problem? I use following key word : ‘Compare Pdf Documents’ and for me all pages are compared