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[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) 4. / 5. srwiez/whatsdiff Abandoned → [whatsdiff/whatsdiff](/?search=whatsdiff%2Fwhatsdiff)Library[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) srwiez/whatsdiff ================ See what's changed in your project's dependencies v2.3.0(1mo ago)74261[1 issues](https://github.com/whatsdiff/whatsdiff/issues)MITPHPPHP ^8.2CI passing Since Sep 13Pushed 1mo ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/whatsdiff/whatsdiff)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/srwiez/whatsdiff)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/SRWieZ)[ RSS](/packages/srwiez-whatsdiff/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (48)Versions (26)Used By (0) whatsdiff ========= [](#whatsdiff) [![GitHub release (with filter)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a29bf9b0bee58f90d5fa791fd099b03c27499f78364f7bb230ab30c2e9b93d22/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f762f72656c656173652f7768617473646966662f776861747364696666)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a29bf9b0bee58f90d5fa791fd099b03c27499f78364f7bb230ab30c2e9b93d22/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f762f72656c656173652f7768617473646966662f776861747364696666)[![Packagist PHP Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8c51f8f0168b54901c90bcb78dcbcf978b38003553133f177341041c7add5408/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f646570656e64656e63792d762f7768617473646966662f7768617473646966662f706870)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8c51f8f0168b54901c90bcb78dcbcf978b38003553133f177341041c7add5408/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f646570656e64656e63792d762f7768617473646966662f7768617473646966662f706870)[![Packagist License (custom server)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9329875e96c90b5d472d28f33595684f5e5d1b1f8dc4fccb36b1a82f648a1707/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f7768617473646966662f776861747364696666)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9329875e96c90b5d472d28f33595684f5e5d1b1f8dc4fccb36b1a82f648a1707/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f7768617473646966662f776861747364696666)[![GitHub Workflow Status (with event)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/890bfef3bc8bc77b13d63a2a61de7fa00da54d7d7aad9855b8de257f6ec56c90/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f7768617473646966662f7768617473646966662f746573742e796d6c)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/890bfef3bc8bc77b13d63a2a61de7fa00da54d7d7aad9855b8de257f6ec56c90/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f7768617473646966662f7768617473646966662f746573742e796d6c) What's diff is a CLI tool to help you inspect what has changed in your dependencies after a `composer update` or `npm update`. [![whatsdiff Terminal UI](assets/cli-tui.png)](assets/cli-tui.png) Visit [whatsdiff.app](https://whatsdiff.app) for complete documentation and usage examples. ✨ Features ---------- [](#-features) - **Analyse changes** in `composer.lock` and `package-lock.json` between commits - **Read changelog** and release notes of updated packages - **Interactive Terminal UI** - **Multiple output formats** (text, JSON, markdown) - **MCP server** to help LLM understand how to upgrade your project dependencies - **CI/CD integration** to check if specific packages have changed 🚀 Installation -------------- [](#-installation) Via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) global require command ``` composer global require whatsdiff/whatsdiff ``` or by [downloading binaries](https://github.com/whatsdiff/whatsdiff/releases/latest) on the latest release, currently only these binaries are compiled on the CI: - macOS x86\_64 - macOS arm64 - linux x86\_64 - linux arm64 - windows x64 📚 Usage ------- [](#-usage) For complete documentation, visit [whatsdiff.app/docs](https://whatsdiff.app/docs) ### [Analyse Command](https://whatsdiff.app/docs/cli-analyse) [](#analyse-command) Show what changed after your last `composer update` or `npm update`: ``` whatsdiff # or explicitly whatsdiff analyse ``` ### [Between Command](https://whatsdiff.app/docs/cli-between) [](#between-command) Compare dependencies between two commits, branches, or tags: ``` # Compare between two tags whatsdiff between v1.0.0 v2.0.0 # Compare between commits whatsdiff between abc123 def456 # Compare from a commit to HEAD whatsdiff between abc123 ``` ### [Terminal UI Mode](https://whatsdiff.app/docs/cli-tui) [](#terminal-ui-mode) Launch an interactive Terminal UI with keyboard navigation: ``` whatsdiff tui ``` ### [Check Command](https://whatsdiff.app/docs/cli-check) [](#check-command) Check if a specific package has changed (useful for CI/CD): ``` # Check if a package was updated whatsdiff check livewire/livewire --is-updated # Check if a package was added whatsdiff check new/package --is-added # Use in scripts with exit codes if whatsdiff check critical/package --is-updated --quiet; then echo "Critical package updated, running extra tests..." fi ``` ### [Changelog Command](https://whatsdiff.app/docs/cli-changelog) [](#changelog-command) View release notes for updated packages: ``` whatsdiff changelog guzzlehttp/guzzle 7.7.0...7.8.1 --type=composer --summary ``` ### [Configuration](https://whatsdiff.app/docs/cli-configuration) [](#configuration) Manage cache and other settings: ``` # View all configuration whatsdiff config # Disable cache whatsdiff config cache.enabled false # Set cache time limits (in seconds) whatsdiff config cache.min-time 600 ``` ### Output Formats [](#output-formats) All commands support multiple output formats: ``` # JSON output whatsdiff --format=json # Markdown output whatsdiff --format=markdown # Disable cache for a single run whatsdiff --no-cache ``` 🔧 Contributing -------------- [](#-contributing) This project follows PSR coding style. You can use `composer pint` to apply. All tests are executed with pest. Use `composer pest` It's recommended to execute `composer qa` before commiting (alias for executing Pint and Pest) ### Testing [](#testing) This project use [Pest](https://pestphp.com/) for testing. ``` composer test ``` ### Build from sources [](#build-from-sources) This project use [box](https://github.com/box-project/box), [php-static-cli](https://github.com/crazywhalecc/static-php-cli) and [php-micro](https://github.com/dixyes/phpmicro). A build script has been created to build the project. (tested only on macOS x86\_64) ``` composer build ``` Then you can build the binary that you can retrieve in `build/bin/` 👥 Credits --------- [](#-credits) **whatsdiff** was created by Eser DENIZ. 📝 License --------- [](#-license) **whatsdiff** PHP is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information. ### Health Score 48 — FairBetter than 94% of packages Maintenance89 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity19 Limited adoption so far Community8 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity62 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~37 days Recently: every ~90 days Total 16 Last Release 50d ago Major Versions v1.6.0 → v2.0.02025-10-28 PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP ^8.1 v2.0.0PHP ^8.2 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/735894a4f6e39aa85e3d136abc9cf0be92da593d88731382384185293cbfe965?d=identicon)[SRWieZ](/maintainers/SRWieZ) --- Top Contributors [![SRWieZ](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1408020?v=4)](https://github.com/SRWieZ "SRWieZ (172 commits)") --- Tags clicli-appcomposertool ### Code Quality TestsPest Static AnalysisPHPStan Code StyleLaravel Pint Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/srwiez-whatsdiff/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/srwiez-whatsdiff/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/srwiez-whatsdiff) ``` ### Alternatives [drush/drush Drush is a command line shell and scripting interface for Drupal, a veritable Swiss Army knife designed to make life easier for those of us who spend some of our working hours hacking away at the command prompt. 2.4k57.4M685](/packages/drush-drush)[laravel/framework The Laravel Framework. 34.6k509.9M17.0k](/packages/laravel-framework)[shopware/platform The Shopware e-commerce core 3.3k1.5M3](/packages/shopware-platform)[drupal/core Drupal is an open source content management platform powering millions of websites and applications. 19462.3M1.3k](/packages/drupal-core)[sulu/sulu Core framework that implements the functionality of the Sulu content management system 1.3k1.3M152](/packages/sulu-sulu)[silverstripe/framework The SilverStripe framework 7213.5M2.5k](/packages/silverstripe-framework) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)