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delta vs diff-so-fancy
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | delta | diff-so-fancy |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | Perl |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 32k | 18k |
| Latest | 0.20.1 | v1.4.14 |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 4 days between releases | about 30 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 7 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
delta replaces diff-so-fancy. Alternatives to diff-so-fancy →
Full replacementSyntax highlighting, side-by-side view and line numbers.
delta
- 0.20.12026-10-04Patch release fixing #2270
- 0.20.02026-10-04This release adds support for the OSC1717 diff-line metadata spec by @stefanhaller. This is an exciting change: it allo…
- 0.19.22026-03-28This is a patch release providing rebuilt binaries compatible with Debian 12 (the 0.19.0 and 0.19.1 .deb packages requi…
- 0.19.12026-03-22This patch release fixes a release automation bug: release 0.19.0 did not include all release binaries.
- 0.19.02026-03-20Tons of improvements; thanks very much to all delta contributors.
diff-so-fancy
- v1.4.142026-10-03OSC 1717 diff-line metadata support for Lazygit — #538:
- v1.4.122026-08-16Suppress Perl warning for 'use_color' variable in Dump::Krumo
- v1.4.102026-04-09This is a bugfix release to address #521
- v1.4.82026-03-27add proper guide for publishing to npm
- v1.4.62026-03-16d-s-f is much smarter and --patch mode should work in more (all?) scenarios
delta
unsigned The latest release, 0.20.1, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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diff-so-fancy
unsigned The latest release, v1.4.14, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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