diff-so-fancy vs Difftastic

diff-so-fancy vs Difftastic
Fact	diff-so-fancy	Difftastic
Language	Perl	Rust
Licence	MIT	MIT
Stars	18k	26k
Latest	v1.4.14	0.71.0
Last push	2026-10-06	2026-10-02
Release cadence	about 30 days between releases	about 72 days between releases
Active contributors	7 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	11 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Difftastic replaces diff-so-fancy. Alternatives to diff-so-fancy →
PartialCompares files by syntax tree rather than by line, run as git's external diff instead of a pager.

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

0.71.02026-09-18Difftastic is a structural diff tool that understands syntax. See the manual to get started, and the changelog for hist…
0.70.02026-08-07Difftastic is a structural diff tool that understands syntax. See the manual to get started, and the changelog for hist…
0.69.02026-04-30Difftastic is a structural diff tool that understands syntax. See the manual to get started, and the changelog for hist…
0.68.02026-03-16Difftastic is a structural diff tool that understands syntax. See the manual to get started, and the changelog for hist…
0.67.02025-11-16Difftastic is a structural diff tool that understands syntax. See the manual to get started, and the changelog for hist…

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