brew / rank 13771

Install podiff with Homebrew, apt, Nix

Compare textual information in two PO files. Version 1.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install podiff.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install podiff

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install podiff

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#podiff

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

overview

Package summary

Compare textual information in two PO files

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

podiff

history

Project history and usage

podiff is a small command-line utility by Sergey Poznyakoff for comparing textual information in GNU gettext PO files. It normalizes PO-file content before invoking diff so translators can review meaningful changes in message IDs and translations.

Project history

The upstream manual identifies podiff as a PO-file comparison utility and documents copyright years 2011 through 2013. Its Puszcza project page hosts development metadata, downloads, bug tracking, and the official Git repository.

Adoption history

Package-manager adoption is modest but broad enough to matter for localization workflows: the supplied package facts list Homebrew, Debian, and Nix package names.

How it is used

podiff is used directly on two PO files, as a normalization test mode, or as a Git external diff driver through .git/config and .gitattributes.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers and translators, podiff sits in the narrow but useful intersection of gettext and diff tooling: it makes PO churn easier to inspect without replacing standard diff or Git.

Timeline

2011: Upstream copyright range begins.
2013: Upstream manual copyright range ends.
Current package facts: Available through Homebrew, Debian, and Nix.

Related projects

GNU gettext PO files
diff
git external diff drivers

Sources

https://puszcza.gnu.org.ua/git/?group=podiff
https://puszcza.gnu.org.ua/projects/podiff
https://puszcza.gnu.org.ua/software/podiff
source_facts.package-manager

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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`podiff`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered 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 version1.4

manager updated

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:podiff
Version	1.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://puszcza.gnu.org.ua/software/podiff/
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none 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%

podiff 1.4-3

compare textual information in two PO files

http://puszcza.gnu.org.ua/software/podiff

sudo apt install podiff

Section: misc
Architecture: amd64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Podiff

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: podiff from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

podiff

nix profile install nixpkgs#podiff

normalized package name match
Matched by: Podiff

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/po/podiff/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/podiff.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation