diff-pdf ☆
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Description:
Visually compare two PDF files
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 0.5.2@2  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: pdf comparison diff visual gui
Install: brew install diff-pdf
About:
diff-pdf is a tool for visually comparing two PDF files. It highlights any differences between them in color, making it easy to spot changes in layout, text, or images. It provides a simple graphical interface to navigate through pages and differences, and can also output the comparison result as a new PDF.
Key Features:
  • Visual side-by-side or overlay comparison of PDFs
  • Highlights differences in red color for easy identification
  • Simple GUI for navigating pages and differences
  • Can export comparison results to a new PDF file
Use Cases:
  • Verifying document revisions before publishing
  • Quality assurance for automated PDF generation pipelines
  • Comparing scanned documents or invoices
Alternatives:
  • pdf-diff – Command-line tool that outputs text differences, lacking visual highlighting.
  • Adobe Acrobat Pro – Commercial software with advanced comparison features but requires a paid license.
License: GPL-2.0-only
Dependencies: cairo, glib, poppler, wxwidgets@3.2
Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 15, 2025 2:09pm 2 VERSION_BUMP 85820058
Sep 12, 2024 2:50pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 7b53d512
Jan 27, 2024 2:52am 0 VERSION_BUMP ea1d0ba9
Jan 27, 2024 2:20am 0 VERSION_BUMP 842a0620
Oct 1, 2023 8:14am 0 VERSION_BUMP 743f9911
Nov 20, 2022 1:33am 5 VERSION_BUMP d7fc75b4
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