install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install diffnav

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install diffnav

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

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#diffnav

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S diffnav

Arch Linux sync databases · diffnav · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/diffnav

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/diffnav.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Git diff pager based on delta but with a file tree

Project links

Commands and aliases

diffnav

history

Project history and usage

diffnav is a Git diff pager that combines delta-style diff rendering with a file-tree navigation pane. It is a newer terminal UI tool aimed at making large diffs easier to browse.

Project history

The diffnav repository was created in 2024 and describes the tool as a Git diff pager based on delta with a GitHub-like file tree. Its README documents side-by-side and unified views, watch mode, file-tree controls, and configuration through YAML.

The release feed shows rapid early iteration through 2026, with versions from the 0.6.0 through 0.11.0 series published in the first quarter of that year.

Adoption history

Because diffnav is young, its adoption history is still mostly upstream-led: the README documents installation through Homebrew from the author's tap or building with Go, plus usage as a global Git diff pager. The package-manager interest is in bringing a newer TUI diff-navigation workflow to standard install channels.

How it is used

Users pipe git diff or gh pr diff output into diffnav, or configure Git with pager.diff diffnav. The tool adds keyboard navigation, file-tree toggling, side-by-side or unified rendering, and watch mode for refreshing a diff command.

Why package nerds care

diffnav matters to package nerds as part of the modern wave of Go-based terminal UIs: a single installable binary, YAML config, Git integration, and explicit dependence on established projects such as delta and Bubble Tea.

Timeline

2024: The dlvhdr/diffnav GitHub repository is created.
2026: Version 0.6.0 is released.
2026: Version 0.11.0 is released.

Related projects

delta, Bubble Tea, Git, gh, and gh-dash are the closest projects named or implied by upstream documentation.

Sources

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 6 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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`diffnav`	cli	global 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 generated2026-07-08

manager version0.11.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.11.0

https://github.com/dlvhdr/diffnav

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:diffnav
Version	0.11.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/diffnav
Homepage	https://github.com/dlvhdr/diffnav
Repository	https://github.com/dlvhdr/diffnav
Upstream docs	https://github.com/dlvhdr/diffnav#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/dlvhdr/diffnav/archive/refs/tags/v0.11.0.tar.gz
Dependencies	git-delta
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	diffnav
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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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

Nix95%

diffnav

nix profile install nixpkgs#diffnav

normalized package name match
Matched by: Diffnav

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

pacman95%

diffnav 0.11.0-1

git diff pager based on delta but with a file tree, à la GitHub

https://github.com/dlvhdr/diffnav

sudo pacman -S diffnav

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
2 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Diffnav

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: diffnav from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

diffnav

sudo port install diffnav

normalized package name match
Matched by: Diffnav

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

Scoop95%

main/diffnav

scoop install main/diffnav

normalized package name match
Matched by: Diffnav

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/diffnav.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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/diffnav.yml

Used sources

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

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