Alternatives to Diff So Fancy
Make terminal diffs easier to read with clearer highlighting. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Diff So Fancy
Make terminal diffs easier to read with clearer highlighting.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Diff So Fancy.
Difftastic
Compare source files by syntax to highlight meaningful changes.
Difftastic compares files by syntax rather than reformatting existing Git diffs, highlighting meaningful changes but using more memory and producing no applicable patches.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Onefetch
Display a local Git repository's statistics in the terminal.
git-cliff
Generate changelogs from Git history with configurable templates.
scooter
Review and apply text replacements through a terminal interface.
prek
Run code checks using existing pre-commit hooks and configurations.
hexyl
Inspect file bytes in a color-coded terminal hex view.
bat-extras
A set of Bash scripts that connect the bat file viewer with grep, man, diff and less.
