14. The method of claim 8 , wherein determining that the first annotation range and the second annotation range overlap includes correlating a data index for the first file with a data index for the second file.
8. A computer-implemented method for comparing annotations within files comprising: receiving a first file and a second file for comparison; determining a first annotation range for a first annotation in the first file; determining a second annotation range for a second annotation in the second file; determining that the first annotation range and the second annotation range overlap; and comparing the first annotation and the second annotation to create an annotation comparison output that includes compared annotation text representing differences between text in the first annotation and text in the second annotation.