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diff-so-fancy vs riff
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | diff-so-fancy | riff |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Perl | Rust |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 18k | 530 |
| Latest | v1.4.14 | 3.6.2 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-08-15 |
| Release cadence | about 30 days between releases | about 13 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 7 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
riff replaces diff-so-fancy. Alternatives to diff-so-fancy →
PartialHighlights the changed parts of each line, as a pager for git and diff.
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
riff
- 3.6.22026-08-153.6.2: Update file header hyperlink target
- 3.6.12025-11-173.6.1: Don't hyperlink no-color output
- 3.6.02025-11-053.6.0: Change default unchanged style to Yellow
- 3.5.12025-10-233.5.1: Hyperlink hunk headers to the right rows
- 3.5.02025-10-193.5.0: Hyperlink hunk headers to specific file lines
diff-so-fancy
unsigned The latest release, v1.4.14, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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riff
unsigned The latest release, 3.6.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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