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Install DeltaView ​

Pick the channel that suits your computer. By the end, DeltaView is in your application menu and the delta-view command works in a terminal.

If you are not sure what a snap, a PPA or a .deb is, read Installing apps first.

Linux ​

Snap Store ​

Works on any distribution with snap support, on x64 and arm64.

bash
sudo snap install delta-view

The snap is strictly confined. It can open files in your home folder and on removable media, and connect to the SFTP servers you choose. Hidden folders in your home, such as ~/.ssh, are outside its reach. To sign in to a server with a private key, pick the key file with the file chooser.

Dhiva Labs PPA (Ubuntu) ​

The PPA carries DeltaView for Ubuntu 24.04 on x64.

bash
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dhiva-labs/apps
sudo apt update
sudo apt install delta-view

Updates arrive with your normal system updates.

.deb package from GitHub ​

For Debian and Ubuntu, on x64 or arm64.

  1. Open the latest release on GitHub.

  2. Download delta-view_<version>_amd64.deb for an x64 computer, or delta-view_<version>_arm64.deb for arm64.

  3. Install it from the folder you downloaded it to:

    bash
    sudo apt install ./delta-view_<version>_amd64.deb

The .deb and the PPA package have the same name and install the same files, so one replaces the other cleanly. The .deb does not update itself: download the next release when you want it.

Windows ​

For Windows on x64 or arm64.

  1. Open the latest release on GitHub.

  2. Download DeltaView-<version>-windows-x64-setup.exe, or DeltaView-<version>-windows-arm64-setup.exe for an arm64 computer.

  3. Run the installer and follow its steps.

The installer's default folder is C:\Program Files\DeltaView. The program file is delta_view.exe. To use the examples on this site in a terminal, type the full path or add that folder to your PATH.

Good to know

The release page also lists .msix and .msixbundle files. They are unsigned packages prepared for store submission, not for installing by hand. Use the setup.exe installer.

Check that it works ​

Start DeltaView from your application menu. The home screen shows four modes: Folders, Files, Text and Merge.

In a terminal on Linux:

bash
delta-view --version

It prints DeltaView followed by the version number and exits.

Uninstall ​

Installed withRemove with
Snapsudo snap remove delta-view
PPA or .debsudo apt remove delta-view
Windows installerInstalled apps in Windows Settings

Your settings stay behind. Reference lists the folders to delete if you want them gone too.

Next steps ​