# Install icdiff

Improved colored diff. Version 2.0.10 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:icdiff
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install icdiff
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install icdiff
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/icdiff/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add icdiff
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: icdiff from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install icdiff
```

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

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#icdiff
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:icdiff
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/icdiff>
- **Version:** 2.0.10
- **Source summary:** Improved colored diff
- **Homepage:** <https://www.jefftk.com/icdiff>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jeffkaufman/icdiff>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.jefftk.com/icdiff>
- **License:** PSF-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/jeffkaufman/icdiff/archive/refs/tags/release-2.0.10.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- git-icdiff (cli)
- icdiff (cli)
- git-icdiff (alias)
- icdiff (alias)

## macOS Provided Libraries

- python

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.0.10
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/jeffkaufman/icdiff
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Notes de sécurité

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** icdiff
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - icdiff - 2.0.7-4.1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: icdiff from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | terminal side-by-side colorized word diff | https://www.jefftk.com/icdiff
- Nix - icdiff: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ic/icdiff/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - icdiff - 2.0.7-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: icdiff from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | terminal side-by-side colorized word diff | https://www.jefftk.com/icdiff
- apk - icdiff - 2.0.10-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: icdiff from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Improved colored diff | https://www.jefftk.com/icdiff
- apk - icdiff-pyc - 2.0.10-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: icdiff-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for icdiff | https://www.jefftk.com/icdiff
- MacPorts - icdiff: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/icdiff/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## Sources

- Nucleus package database
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- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph