# Install dive with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper Tool for exploring each layer in a docker image. Version 0.13.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dive ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dive ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install dive ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/dive/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add dive ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dive from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#dive ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/dive/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S dive ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: dive from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install dive ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dive from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/dive ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/dive.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id OpenAgentPlatform.Dive -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: OpenAgentPlatform.Dive from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dive - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.13.1 - **Source summary:** Tool for exploring each layer in a docker image - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - dive (cli) - dive (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.13.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/wagoodman/dive - Upstream latest detected: v0.13.1 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage dive is a terminal UI for inspecting Docker and OCI image layers, file changes, and wasted space. Its sweet spot is the package-builder and container-maintainer workflow: after an image build, run `dive` to see which layer added what and whether a Dockerfile is leaving avoidable bytes behind. ### Project history The official GitHub repository was created in May 2018 by wagoodman and describes dive as a tool for exploring Docker image contents, layer changes, and ways to shrink Docker or OCI images. The README pairs the interactive layer browser with a CI mode that bypasses the UI and returns pass/fail results from image-efficiency rules. The release train shows the project moving from Docker-centered inspection toward broader container-engine support. Official release metadata records v0.9.0 in November 2019 with initial Podman support, and later releases continued through the 2020s. ### Adoption history dive became widely packaged because it solves a common container-image problem without requiring a registry service or heavyweight scanner. The official README lists installation paths through Homebrew, MacPorts, Arch, Nix, Scoop, winget, Chocolatey, Docker images, and direct release packages, which matches its role as a small cross-platform CLI/TUI utility. ### How it is used Users typically run `dive image:tag`, `dive build -t tag .`, or a containerized `dive` invocation mounted to the Docker socket. In CI, setting `CI=true` lets teams enforce thresholds from a `.dive-ci` file for image efficiency and wasted bytes. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, dive is notable because it turns opaque container layers back into a browsable filesystem history. It sits near Dockerfile linters, image scanners, and build-cache tools, but its adoption comes from being easy to install locally and immediately useful when a package or image grows unexpectedly. ### Timeline - 2018-05-13: Official GitHub repository created. - 2019-11-05: v0.9.0 release published with initial Podman support. - 2021-03-07: v0.10.0 release published. - 2025-03-29: v0.13.1 release published. ### Related projects - Related tools include Docker and Podman for building and loading images, Trivy and Grype for vulnerability-focused image inspection, and Hadolint for Dockerfile linting before the image is built. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dive/*.yaml, $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/dive/*.yaml, ~/.config/dive/*.yaml, ~/.dive.yaml, .dive-ci ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dive - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - dive: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/di/dive/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - dive - 0.13.1-r6: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dive from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tool for exploring each layer in a docker image | https://github.com/wagoodman/dive - pacman - dive - 0.13.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: dive from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A tool for exploring layers in a docker image | https://github.com/wagoodman/dive - zypper - dive - 0.13.1-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dive from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Tool for exploring each layer in a docker image | https://github.com/wagoodman/dive - MacPorts - dive: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/dive/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/dive: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/dive.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - OpenAgentPlatform.Dive: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: OpenAgentPlatform.Dive from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix - winget - wagoodman.dive: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: wagoodman.dive from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cdebug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdebug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [cek](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cek/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, image-layers. - [cekit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cekit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [chunkah](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chunkah/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, image-layers. - [devcontainer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/devcontainer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [dockcheck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dockcheck/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [docker](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [docker-buildx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-buildx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, docker. - [docker-squash](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-squash/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, containers, developer, developer-tools, docker. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dive.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dive.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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