# Install diffr with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix LCS based diff highlighting tool to ease code review from your terminal. Version 0.1.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:diffr ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install diffr ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install diffr ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/diffr/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install diffr ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: diffr from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#diffr ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/diffr/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:diffr - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.1.5 - **Source summary:** LCS based diff highlighting tool to ease code review from your terminal - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - diffr (cli) - diffr (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 0.1.5 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/mookid/diffr - Upstream latest detected: v0.1.5 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage diffr is a terminal filter that refines unified diffs with word-level highlighting, making code review easier when ordinary line-oriented output is too coarse. ### Project history The changelog records the initial 0.1.0 release on 2019-07-01. Early releases added color customization, split reusable logic into `diffr-lib`, optimized LCS post-processing, and added line-number display. ### Adoption history The official README documents installation through Homebrew, Arch AUR, Cargo, and direct source builds. It also shows diffr configured as a Git pager and interactive diff filter, which is the main adoption path for daily review use. ### How it is used diffr reads unified diff input on stdin and writes enhanced output on stdout. The README shows `git show HEAD | diffr` for one-off use and `.gitconfig` settings that route Git paging and interactive diffs through diffr. ### Why package nerds care diffr matters to package and source maintainers because it stays in the Unix-filter tradition: no repository database, no review server, just a small CLI that improves the diffs developers already pipe around. ### Timeline - 2019: 0.1.0 initial release. - 2019: 0.1.2 split reusable logic into diffr-lib. - 2020: 0.1.3 added line-number display. ### Related projects - The README calls diffr an improvement on Git's diff-highlight script and notes Git's built-in `--word-diff` and `--color-words` options as related approaches. ### Sources - - ## Security Notes 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:** diffr - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - diffr - 0.1.5-2+b7: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: diffr from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | LCS based diff highlighting tool to ease code review from your terminal | https://github.com/mookid/diffr - Nix - diffr: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/diffr/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - diffr - 0.1.5-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: diffr from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | LCS based diff highlighting tool to ease code review from your terminal | https://github.com/mookid/diffr - MacPorts - diffr: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/diffr/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [diff-so-fancy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/diff-so-fancy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff, git, terminal. - [difi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/difi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-review, developer-tools, diff, git. - [colordiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/colordiff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff, terminal. - [diffnav](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/diffnav/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff, git. - [diffstat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/diffstat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-review, developer-tools, diff. - [difftastic](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/difftastic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff, git. - [git-split-diffs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-split-diffs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff, git, syntax-highlighting. - [icdiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/icdiff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/diffr.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/diffr.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph