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diffoscope

in-depth visual diff tool for files, archives and directories

About diffoscope

in-depth visual diff tool for files, archives and directories

This project links 15 native package records across 10 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 2 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 2 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 2 package records; Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 1 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.diffoscope: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.212 recordsAlpine Linux 3.222 recordsAlpine Linux 3.232 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)2 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)2 recordsFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.61 records
OpenFactory diagram of linked package records. The first eight releases are shown; all 10 appear below. It is not an application screenshot.

Project identity

Project
diffoscope
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
15
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
Not reported
Metadata completeness
80/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

diffoscope will try to get to the bottom of what makes files or directories different. It will recursively unpack archives of many kinds and transform various binary formats into more human readable form to compare them. It can compare two tarballs, ISO images, or PDF just as easily. It can be scripted through error codes, and a report can be produced with the detected differences. The report can be text or HTML. When no type of report has been selected, diffoscope defaults to write a text report on the standard output. diffoscope is developed as part of the `“reproducible builds” Debian project <https://wiki.debian.org/ReproducibleBuilds>`_. It is meant to be able to quickly understand why two builds of the same package produce different outputs. diffoscope was previously named debbindiff.

Description source

Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. diffoscope

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source diffoscope

    283-r0

    In-depth comparison of files, archives, and directories

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. diffoscope-pyc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source diffoscope

    283-r0

    Precompiled Python bytecode for diffoscope

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. diffoscope

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source diffoscope

    285-r0

    In-depth comparison of files, archives, and directories

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. diffoscope-pyc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source diffoscope

    285-r0

    Precompiled Python bytecode for diffoscope

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. diffoscope

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source diffoscope

    309-r0

    In-depth comparison of files, archives, and directories

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. diffoscope-pyc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source diffoscope

    309-r0

    Precompiled Python bytecode for diffoscope

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. diffoscope

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / devel

    240+deb12u1

    in-depth visual diff tool for files, archives and directories

    allbookworm
  2. diffoscope-minimal

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / devel / source diffoscope

    240+deb12u1

    in-depth visual diff tool for files, archives and directories (minimal package)

    allbookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. diffoscope

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / devel

    306~bpo13+1

    in-depth visual diff tool for files, archives and directories

    alltrixietrixie-backports
  2. diffoscope-minimal

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / devel / source diffoscope

    306~bpo13+1

    in-depth visual diff tool for files, archives and directories (minimal package)

    alltrixietrixie-backports

Fedora 43

  1. diffoscope

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source diffoscope

    306-1.fc43

    In-depth comparison of files, archives, and directories

    aarch64x86_6443

Fedora 44

  1. diffoscope

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source diffoscope

    324-1.fc44

    In-depth comparison of files, archives, and directories

    aarch64x86_6444

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. diffoscope

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Development/Languages/Python / source diffoscope

    85-bp156.3.1

    In-depth comparison of files, archives, and directories

    noarchleap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. diffoscope

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Development/Languages/Python / source diffoscope

    284-bp160.1.10

    In-depth comparison of files, archives, and directories

    noarchleap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. diffoscope

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Development/Languages/Python / source diffoscope

    322-1.2

    In-depth comparison of files, archives, and directories

    noarchtumbleweed

Project resources and further reading

Mapping provenance

Only source-backed identity signals create public cross-OS links. A reviewer can later approve or dispute an inferred relationship without rewriting native package history.

No field-level source record is published yet.