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Install imgdiff with Homebrew, apk

Pixel-by-pixel image difference tool. Version 1.0.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with apk: sudo apk add imgdiff.

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macOS

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brew install imgdiff

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overview

Package summary

Pixel-by-pixel image difference tool

Commands and aliases

  • imgdiff

history

Project history and usage

imgdiff is a small Go command-line utility for pixel-by-pixel image comparison. Its public README frames the project as a faster response to odiff, another visual-diff tool used in image-regression and screenshot-testing workflows.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2020-12-12, and the v1.0.0 release was published the same day as an initial release with pre-built binaries. Follow-up releases in February and March 2021 fixed package-path and output-writing issues, after which the package remained a compact single-purpose visual comparison tool.

Adoption history

Adoption appears niche but visible: the repository has roughly 1.7k GitHub stars in repository metadata, and Homebrew publishes a formula for macOS users. Homebrew analytics for the formula show low install counts, which fits a developer-tooling utility used mainly inside visual test and image-comparison workflows.

How it is used

The README documents a CLI that accepts base, compare, and output image paths, with options for color-difference threshold, diff-image rendering, and layout-failure behavior. The intended use is direct image comparison rather than general image editing.

Why package nerds care

imgdiff is package-nerd interesting because it is a tiny Go binary competing on startup simplicity and benchmark performance against heavier image-processing stacks. It represents the class of single-binary tools that package managers can expose for CI and screenshot-regression jobs without pulling in a larger application.

Timeline

  • 2020-12-12: GitHub repository created and v1.0.0 initial release published.
  • 2021-02-17: v1.0.1 fixed the package path.
  • 2021-03-25: v1.0.2 fixed output writing.
  • 2026: Homebrew formula metadata lists imgdiff as a pixel-by-pixel image difference tool.

Related projects

  • The README explicitly compares imgdiff with odiff. It also fits the broader visual-regression ecosystem around screenshot testing and pixel-diff utilities.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:image

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
imgdiffexecutableindexed 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 version1.0.2
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:imgdiff
Version1.0.2
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/n7olkachev/imgdiff
Repositoryhttps://github.com/n7olkachev/imgdiff
Last updated2026-07-26T04:07:47+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

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apk95%

imgdiff 1.0.2-r37

Fast pixel-by-pixel image difference tool

https://github.com/n7olkachev/imgdiff

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

imgdiff-doc 1.0.2-r37

Fast pixel-by-pixel image difference tool (documentation)

https://github.com/n7olkachev/imgdiff

sudo apk add imgdiff-doc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: imgdiff
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Imgdiff
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: imgdiff-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

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