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uber-archive/image-diff

Create image differential between two images observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/uber-archive/image-diff · JavaScript · MIT (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases archived

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: 4674
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 3293
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2439 stars · 95 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A deprecated Node.js library that generates a differential image between two images and reports whether they are the same, built on ImageMagick. It was created for visual regression testing but is no longer maintained.

Use cases

  • compare two images and highlight differences
  • visual regression testing for screenshots
  • generate a diff image between two pngs
  • check if two images are pixel-identical
  • compute pixel difference percentage between images

When to choose

  • you need a quick Node.js image diff and can accept an unmaintained dependency
  • you want a diff image with optional shadow of unchanged parts

When to avoid

  • starting a new project - use pixelmatch or looks-same instead
  • you need maintained software or timely bug fixes
  • you want to avoid an ImageMagick system dependency

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

image-processing testing image-processing testing developer-tools cross-platform visual-regression image-diff pixel-comparison imagemagick deprecated nodejs

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Member repositories

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