CompareDesk for Windows and macOS

Installation in brief

From the Microsoft Store: click Install on the Store page. Windows installs the package and keeps it up to date automatically; no warning appears. The following applies to the download from this page.

For Windows

The download provides the file CompareDesk.appinstaller. Double-clicking it opens the Windows App Installer, which fetches and installs the signed package. A separate setup program is no longer required. After installation you can immediately carry out 25 full comparisons.

1. Open the file: double-click the downloaded file CompareDesk.appinstaller. Windows shows the publisher and the version.
2. Install: click Install. The process takes a moment and requires no administrator rights.
3. Start: CompareDesk appears in the Start menu. On first launch you choose the interface language.

Installation on the Mac

1. Open the downloaded DMG file with a double click.
2. Drag CompareDesk into the Applications folder.
3. Start CompareDesk from the Applications folder. No warning appears, because the package is notarised by Apple.

For unlimited use, activate CompareDesk with your licence on the page Activate licence.

System requirements

CompareDesk requires Windows 10 from version 1809 or Windows 11 in the 64-bit edition, and on the Mac macOS 12 or newer. Word and Excel need not be present on either system; the Word file with tracked changes and the comparison PDF are produced without additional software. Microsoft Word or, alternatively, LibreOffice is needed only for the legacy formats DOC and RTF, because these have to be converted first.

macOS 12 or newer, Macs with Apple Silicon (M1 and newer). Word and Excel are not required.

Notarised by Apple and signed with the Developer ID of AIXI Digital GmbH. Your Mac starts the program without a warning.

Updates

New versions arrive automatically. Windows checks daily for a newer version and installs it in the background. Your activation is retained; the licence key need not be entered again.

Independently of that you may check within the program at any time. The button “Check for updates now” sits at the foot of the window and takes you straight to the installation of the newer version.

Checksum and signature

The package is signed with the publisher's code signing certificate; Windows states the publisher and the version before installing. For examination by your IT department, the checksum of the package and the fingerprint of the certificate are given below.

File: CompareDesk-web.msix SHA-256: 7e07358fa193a30d1e0738d96ecc0059d8bd24de0992f7f9f396e3e612aff4bb Signed by: PuD4OGumXyKktIr4wtOoxvp6rw6FibQtBb4VkSp0T35N4BfHf5MvH/43oXg7SdVTla1i2pBwm+SBm6dbeRZACg==