Kaleidoscope v2

Kaleidoscope v2 is a macOS application for spotting and merging differences in text files, image files, and folders. This Homebrew entry installs the v2 variant, rather than a newer major release. It includes the ksdiff command-line tool alongside the graphical app.

• Compare text files to identify differences and work with changes.
• Compare images to spot visual differences.
• Compare folders to review differences between their contents.
• Merge differences in files or folders.
• Use ksdiff from the command line; Homebrew installs it in the Homebrew prefix’s bin directory.

Install with brew install --cask kaleidoscope@2. This cask requires Rosetta, and its Homebrew declaration specifies a macOS dependency. The v2 cask conflicts with the separate kaleidoscope and kaleidoscope@3 casks, so those variants cannot be installed alongside it through Homebrew.

The official product site describes Kaleidoscope’s current offering; the capabilities above are limited to those stated for this v2 package. Kaleidoscope · Homebrew cask