Dive

github.com/wagoodman/dive DevOps & Containers Open-source projectOpen source

Docker image contents and layers can be explored with Dive, a command-line tool.

github.com/wagoodman/dive
Dive homepage screenshot

About Dive

Dive is a command-line tool for exploring Docker/OCI image contents by layer. It displays the file tree for a selected layer combined with previous layers, indicates added, modified, and removed files, and provides an experimental estimate of wasted space. It can analyze an image tag, ID, or digest, build an image and analyze it in one command, and run without the interface for CI checks. The project describes itself as beta quality and its efficiency metric as experimental. Podman support is listed as Linux only, and building on macOS is described as supporting only the Docker container engine.

Key features

  • Show image contents broken down by layer
  • Indicate changed, added, removed files per layer
  • Estimate image efficiency and wasted space
  • Build image and analyze with single command
  • CI mode returns pass/fail result without UI
  • Fetch images from docker, docker-archive, podman
Best for: Developers working with Docker/OCI images who need to inspect layers and reduce wasted space.
Good for
  • Open source repository
  • Supports Docker engine, archive files, and Podman
  • Includes CI mode that skips the interface
Watch out for
  • Described as beta quality
  • Efficiency metric described as experimental
  • Podman engine support listed as Linux only

Dive at a glance

Type
Open-source project
Pricing
Not confirmed. Check the site
Open source
Yes · Source code
Language
English
Last checked
Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026

Dive alternatives

Tools and sites you could use instead, ranked by how closely they match.

All 24 alternatives

Popular in DevOps & Containers

Well-known listings from the same topic.

All 44

Dive FAQ

How do I analyze an existing image?
Run dive , for example dive nginx:latest, using an image tag, ID, or digest.
How do I build and analyze in one step?
Run dive build -t . to build the image then start analysis.
How do I use Dive in CI?
Run with CI=true, for example CI=true dive , which skips the UI.
Is something wrong or out of date?

Tell us and an editor will check it.

Own this website?

Claim the listing and suggest updates yourself. An editor checks every claim first.

Claim this listing