# Install sqldiff with Homebrew Displays the differences between SQLite databases. Version 3.53.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-27. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:sqldiff ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install sqldiff ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:sqldiff - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.53.3 - **Source summary:** Displays the differences between SQLite databases - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** blessing - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-27T14:08:56Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - sqldiff (cli) - sqldiff (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sequoia, sonoma, tahoe, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.53.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-27 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.sqlite.org/sqldiff.html - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage sqldiff is the SQLite project's command-line database difference utility. It compares two SQLite databases and usually emits SQL that transforms the first database into the second. ### Project history sqldiff is documented as part of the official SQLite toolset rather than as a separate standalone project. The SQLite source repository is managed in Fossil at sqlite.org/src, and the SQLite README emphasizes that this Fossil repository contains the official source history. ### Adoption history As a small companion utility to SQLite, sqldiff is mostly adopted through SQLite-oriented packaging. The input metadata lists a Homebrew formula with the sqldiff executable, giving macOS and Linuxbrew users an easy way to install the database-diff tool without building SQLite source utilities themselves. ### How it is used The basic invocation is sqldiff database1.sqlite database2.sqlite. Options can emit summaries, limit comparison to schema or a table, wrap output in a transaction, or produce a binary changeset for SQLite's session extension. ### Why package nerds care Package nerds care about sqldiff because it is a tiny, official SQLite-adjacent CLI that does one packageable job well: inspect and script differences between database files. It is useful in migrations, fixtures, reproducible tests, and debugging binary database changes. ### Timeline - 2000: SQLite source history begins, according to the SQLite source README. - Current docs: sqldiff is documented as sqldiff.exe, a command-line database difference utility. - 2023: sqldiff documentation page last updated on 2023-01-06. ### Related projects - sqldiff is related to SQLite itself and to the SQLite session extension when using the --changeset mode. ### Sources - - - - input.source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for sqldiff. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** sqldiff - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [dbhash](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dbhash/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, sqlite. - [dbmate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dbmate/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, sql, sqlite. - [jet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, sql. - [sqlboiler](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlboiler/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, sql. - [sqlc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, sql. - [chdig](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chdig/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools. - [colordiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/colordiff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff. - [dblab](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dblab/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, database, developer-tools, sqlite. - [sqlite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlite/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, database, sql, sqlite. - [sqlite-analyzer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlite-analyzer/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, database, sqlite. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sqldiff.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/sqldiff.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph