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Install difi with Homebrew

Pixel-perfect terminal diff viewer. Version 0.2.30 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install difi

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Pixel-perfect terminal diff viewer

Commands and aliases

  • difi

history

Project history and usage

difi is a Go terminal user interface for reviewing and refining Git diffs before pushing changes. Its official README frames it as a focused diff-review tool that can run inside a Git repository or consume raw patch data through standard input.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in January 2026 and quickly centered on a single CLI workflow: inspect a branch, commit, or patch, navigate the file tree and diff view, and open files in an editor from the terminal. The project is distributed through Homebrew, Go install, AUR packages, and GitHub release binaries.

Adoption history

Official project metadata shows early adoption inside the Git-and-terminal-tool niche rather than a long historical footprint. Its package-manager relevance comes from offering Homebrew installation for macOS and Linux alongside Go and Arch paths, making it easy to try without a custom build.

How it is used

Typical use is to run `difi` in a Git repository, pass a target such as `main` or `HEAD~1`, or pipe a generated diff into the command. The README also documents Jujutsu and vim-fugitive-oriented workflows, which positions it among developer tools that sit between raw `git diff` and full code-review platforms.

Why package nerds care

For package-history purposes, difi is notable as a modern Bubble Tea style terminal UI packaged early for Homebrew. It is a small example of the current wave of single-purpose Go CLIs that treat terminal interactivity, editor integration, and package-manager distribution as first-class ergonomics.

Timeline

  • 2026: Public GitHub repository created.
  • 2026: GitHub releases provide prebuilt binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
  • 2026: README documents Homebrew, Go install, AUR, and manual installation paths.

Related projects

  • The README documents integrations with vim-fugitive and difi.nvim, and notes that raw diffs from other version-control tools such as Jujutsu can be piped into difi.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for difi. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • 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
dificliglobal 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 version0.2.30
manager updated2026-07-07
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.2.30

https://github.com/xguot/difi

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:difi
Version0.2.30
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/difi
Homepagehttps://github.com/xguot/difi
Repositoryhttps://github.com/xguot/difi
Upstream docshttps://github.com/oug-t/difi#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/xguot/difi/archive/refs/tags/v0.2.30.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-07T07:00:50Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

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

package graph

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

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • diffrShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-review, developer-tools, diff, git.
  • diff-so-fancyShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff, git.
  • diffnavShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff, git.
  • diffstatShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-review, developer-tools, diff.
  • difftasticShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff, git.
  • colordiffShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff.

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.

Used sources

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