安装

其他安装命令

macOS

Homebrew已验证 · 100%

brew install biodiff

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nix已验证 · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#biodiff

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bi/biodiff/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacman已验证 · 92%

sudo pacman -S biodiff

Arch Linux sync databases · biodiff · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypper已验证 · 92%

sudo zypper install biodiff

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · biodiff · 来源: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoop已验证 · 92%

scoop install main/biodiff

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/biodiff.json · 来源: api.github.com

Windows Package Manager已验证 · 92%

winget install --id 8051Enthusiast.biodiff -e

Windows Package Manager source index · 8051Enthusiast.biodiff · 来源: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

概览

软件包摘要

Hex diff viewer using alignment algorithms from biology

项目链接

命令和别名

biodiff
git-biodiff

历史

项目历史与用法

biodiff is an interactive binary diff viewer that borrows biological sequence-alignment algorithms to line up similar regions of two binary files.

项目历史

The 8051Enthusiast/biodiff repository was created in May 2021. The README describes the tool as a binary diff viewer that displays two files side by side, pads missing bytes, and uses alignment algorithms from WFA2 or rust-bio, libraries normally associated with DNA sequence alignment.

采用历史

biodiff reached a 1.0.0 release in February 2022 and a 1.2.x series in April 2024. The input package metadata lists Homebrew, Nix, Arch/pacman, Scoop, Winget, and openSUSE/zypper, showing adoption across Unix, Windows package-manager, and Rust-adjacent channels.

使用方式

Users run `biodiff file_a file_b` for a terminal hex view, then switch between unaligned and aligned views, align regions near the cursor, do global or semiglobal alignment for smaller inputs, and optionally print diffs directly with `biodiff --print`.

The README notes that global alignment has quadratic time and space costs and is not a good fit for large files, which is a useful package-level expectation for people comparing firmware chunks or binary formats.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

biodiff is interesting because it smuggles a bioinformatics idea into reverse-engineering tooling. The package name is literal: binary diffing improved by sequence alignment.

时间线

2021: Repository created and first v0.1.2 release published.
2022: v1.0.0 released.
2023: v1.1.0 released.
2024: v1.2.1 released.

Related projects

biodiff is related to WFA2-lib, rust-bio, cursive, hex viewers, binary diff tools, and `git difftool` workflows through its `git-biodiff` executable.

来源

https://github.com/8051Enthusiast/biodiff
https://github.com/8051Enthusiast/biodiff/releases
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/8051Enthusiast/biodiff/main/README.md
source_facts.package-manager

安全态势

风险级别：绿色

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

风险分类器

绿色风险 · 低置信度 · appliance

原因

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

信号

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

安装行为

formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 10 个平台目标。
构建元数据列出 2 个构建依赖。

建议审查

在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux: $BIODIFF_CONFIG_DIR/config.json$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/biodiff/config.json~/.config/biodiff/config.json
macOS: $BIODIFF_CONFIG_DIR/config.json~/Library/Application Support/biodiff/config.json
Windows: %BIODIFF_CONFIG_DIR%\config.json%APPDATA%\biodiff\config.json

可执行文件

已安装的可执行文件

命令	类型	暴露范围	备注
`biodiff`	cli	全局可执行文件
`git-biodiff`	cli	全局可执行文件

新鲜度

版本和新鲜度

这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。

页面生成时间2026-07-10

管理器版本1.2.1

管理器更新时间

本地数据OK

上游not checked

信息No package-manager update timestamp was available.低置信度
信息No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/8051Enthusiast/biodiffnone 置信度

安装元数据

软件包元数据

软件包键	brew:biodiff
版本	1.2.1
软件包管理器	Homebrew
软件包管理器页面	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/biodiff
主页	https://github.com/8051Enthusiast/biodiff
仓库	https://github.com/8051Enthusiast/biodiff
上游文档	https://github.com/8051Enthusiast/biodiff#readme
许可证	MIT
源码归档	https://github.com/8051Enthusiast/biodiff.git
构建依赖	cmake, rust
macOS 提供的库	llvm
Bottle	可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	未定义
服务	未声明

注册表事实

源数据库详情

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

源数据库匹配

其他软件包管理器记录

匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。

Nix95%

biodiff

nix profile install nixpkgs#biodiff

normalized package name match
匹配方式：Biodiff

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

pacman95%

biodiff 1.2.1-2

Hex diff viewer using alignment algorithms from biology

https://github.com/8051Enthusiast/biodiff

sudo pacman -S biodiff

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
2 依赖
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Biodiff

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

zypper95%

biodiff 1.2.1-1.3

A tool for binary diffing

https://github.com/8051Enthusiast/

sudo zypper install biodiff

License: MIT
Category: Development/Tools/Other
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: biodiff
4 依赖
1 提供
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Biodiff

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: biodiff from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

Scoop95%

main/biodiff

scoop install main/biodiff

normalized package name match
匹配方式：Biodiff

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

winget95%

8051Enthusiast.biodiff

winget install --id 8051Enthusiast.biodiff -e

normalized package name match
匹配方式：Biodiff

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: 8051Enthusiast.biodiff from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

软件包图谱

链接来自本地软件包关系图、补充数据、依赖边、生态匹配和软件包 hub 归属。

来源线索

由仓库数据生成

此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/biodiff.yml

使用的来源

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

使用 Homebrew, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, winget 安装 biodiff