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Install icdiff with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix

Improved colored diff. Version 2.0.10 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install icdiff.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install icdiff

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install icdiff

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/icdiff/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add icdiff

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · icdiff · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install icdiff

Debian stable package indexes · icdiff · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#icdiff

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ic/icdiff/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Improved colored diff

Commands and aliases

  • git-icdiff
  • icdiff

history

Project history and usage

icdiff is a Python command-line diff viewer that presents side-by-side, color-highlighted differences in a terminal. Its goal is not to replace every diff workflow, but to make small intra-line changes easier to see.

Project history

Jeff Kaufman's project page frames icdiff as a focused improvement over plain terminal `diff`: color and side-by-side layout for cases where similar lines are hard to compare. The README says the file is derived from Python's `difflib.HtmlDiff`, released under the same Python license.

The changelog begins with 1.0.0 as the first release and then records a long line of practical terminal and VCS improvements: recursive directory diffs, Unicode and fullwidth-character handling, Git integration, Subversion support, configurable colors, labels, line numbers, Python 3 cleanup, and process-exit behavior.

Adoption history

The README documents installation through pip, apt, Homebrew, AUR, and Nix, and gives integration recipes for Git, Subversion, and Mercurial. The Homebrew package also installs `git-icdiff`, making it a convenient drop-in visual diff helper for version-control users.

How it is used

The direct command form is `icdiff [options] left_file right_file`. It can also be used as `git difftool --extcmd icdiff`, as `git icdiff` through the helper script, as an SVN diff command, or as a Mercurial extdiff command.

Why package nerds care

icdiff is a compact example of package-manager value: a single-purpose terminal UX improvement that spreads through many ecosystems because developers repeatedly want readable diffs without adopting a full graphical merge tool.

Timeline

  • 1.0.0: First release recorded in the changelog.
  • 1.2.0: Recursive directory diff support added.
  • 1.5.3: Subversion difftool support added.
  • 1.9.2: Configurable colors, git configuration, and cleaner errors added.
  • 2.0.0: Python 2 support dropped and long-line handling improved.
  • 2.0.10: Terminal width detection regression reverted.

Related projects

  • Related tools and workflows include Python `difflib`, Unix `diff`, Git difftool, Subversion diff commands, Mercurial extdiff, and other terminal visual diff tools.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
git-icdiffexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
icdiffexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version2.0.10
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:icdiff
Version2.0.10
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://www.jefftk.com/icdiff
Repositoryhttps://github.com/jeffkaufman/icdiff
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

icdiff 2.0.7-4.1

terminal side-by-side colorized word diff

https://www.jefftk.com/icdiff

sudo apt install icdiff
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: all
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Icdiff
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: icdiff from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

icdiff

nix profile install nixpkgs#icdiff
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Icdiff
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ic/icdiff/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

icdiff 2.0.7-1

terminal side-by-side colorized word diff

https://www.jefftk.com/icdiff

sudo apt install icdiff
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Icdiff
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: icdiff from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

icdiff 2.0.10-r1

Improved colored diff

https://www.jefftk.com/icdiff

sudo apk add icdiff
  • License: Python-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: icdiff
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Icdiff
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: icdiff from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

icdiff-pyc 2.0.10-r1

Precompiled Python bytecode for icdiff

https://www.jefftk.com/icdiff

sudo apk add icdiff-pyc
  • License: Python-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: icdiff
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Icdiff
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: icdiff-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

icdiff

sudo port install icdiff
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Icdiff
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/icdiff/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
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