Version Control for Microsoft Word

Is there a good version control method for strongly formatted word docs? Ideally something that works with git and shows the diff in an easy-to-view format.

Most of the questions I've seen on this are from 2010 or before.

I'm aware of the following methods:

• Pandocs with git.
  • This was the preferred method, but the diff doesn't always show when a strongly formatted portion of the document is modified.
• TortoiseSVN
  • Shows the diff in word. Diff is more difficult to view than git (3 windows and a sidebar take a lot of space). Requires word to be opened. Larger learning curve than git.
• MagnetSVN
  • I'm cheap.

Are there any other ways anyone is aware of to use as version control for MS Word?

Solution 1:

Great question and one I have been looking for a solution to as well...

The best I have found thus far is to download Writage (which requires Pandoc - all free), an add-on for Microsoft Word, that converts Word Documents into markdown, then upload the markdown to your host (e.g. github, bitbucket).

Not ideal, but it works.

Ohh, and this is a bit of work (Word Diff), but ideally what things should look like I think.