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Install pdf-diff with Homebrew

Tool for visualizing differences between two pdf files. Version 0.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install pdf-diff

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overview

Package summary

Tool for visualizing differences between two pdf files

Commands and aliases

  • pdf-diff

history

Project history and usage

pdf-diff is a Go command-line program that visualizes changes between two PDF files by rasterizing their pages and marking pixel differences.

Project history

Serhack created pdf-diff after encountering the difficulty of reviewing changes between versions of long desktop-publishing documents. The project was implemented in Go and released under the MIT license.

Adoption history

The project is distributed through Homebrew and is aimed primarily at editors, typesetters, and publishing workflows that need a visual review of document revisions.

How it is used

Run `pdf-diff pdf-1.pdf pdf-2.pdf`; comparison images are written beneath a `generated` directory. The pdftoppm executable is required.

Why package nerds care

pdf-diff is a focused Unix-style PDF utility: it combines Poppler's pdftoppm rasterizer with a small Go comparison program rather than implementing PDF rendering itself.

Timeline

  • 2022: The official repository published release v0.0.1.

Related projects

  • pdf-diff depends on pdftoppm from Poppler to rasterize pages before comparing their pixels.

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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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
pdf-diffcliglobal executable

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 generated2026-09-19
manager version0.0.1
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.0.1

https://github.com/serhack/pdf-diff

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:pdf-diff
Version0.0.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pdf-diff
Homepagehttps://github.com/serhack/pdf-diff
Repositoryhttps://github.com/serhack/pdf-diff
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/serhack/pdf-diff/archive/refs/tags/v0.0.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-09-13T06:27:50Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciespoppler
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepdf-diff
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

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  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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