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JakeWharton/diffuse

Diffuse is a tool for diffing APKs, AABs, AARs, and JARs observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/JakeWharton/diffuse · Kotlin · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

67/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3901
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2185 stars · 118 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Diffuse is a command-line tool that diffs APKs, AABs, AARs, and JARs, showing high-level size changes plus detailed breakdowns of DEX, ARSC, and archive entries. It is intended for analyzing small changes such as those from a single PR or commit.

Use cases

  • compare two apk builds to see what changed
  • measure size impact of a dependency upgrade in an android app
  • diff dex method and string counts between releases
  • compare aar or jar artifacts after a code change
  • check compressed and uncompressed size deltas per file in an apk
  • audit what a single commit changed in a release binary

When to choose

  • you need a detailed, human-readable diff of android build artifacts
  • you want to quantify binary size changes in CI or code review
  • you need per-entry and dex-level detail, not just total size

When to avoid

  • you need to diff source code rather than compiled artifacts
  • you want a GUI-based binary comparison tool
  • you need to diff non-JVM/Android archive formats

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli developer-tools file-system developer-tools android-tools cli jvm cross-platform apk android diff aar jar binary-diff kotlin command-line

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
JakeWharton/diffusemain67

For agents

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