Command-line tool

diffoscope

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In-depth comparison of files, archives, and directories

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

pipx install diffoscope

macOS

brew install diffoscope
pipx install diffoscope

Linux

brew install diffoscope
pipx install diffoscope

Compare two files

diffoscope path/to/file1 path/to/file2

Compare two files without displaying a progress bar

diffoscope --no-progress path/to/file1 path/to/file2

Compare two files and write an HTML-report to a file (use `-` for `stdout`)

diffoscope --html path/to/outfile path/to/file1 path/to/file2

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