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24 alternatives to A side-by-side git diff viewer for the terminal
A side-by-side git diff viewer for a VT100 compatible linux terminal - adlertz/nadiff
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A side-by-side git diff viewer for the terminal launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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deff is an interactive Rust TUI for reviewing git diffs side-by-side with syntax highlighting and added/deleted line tinting. It supports keyboard/mouse navigation, vim-style motions, in-diff search (/, n, N), per-file reviewed toggles, and both upstream-based and explicit --base/--head comparisons. It can also include uncommitted + untracked files (--include-uncommitted) so you can review your working tree before committing. Would love to get some feedback
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Syntax highlighted side-by-side diffs in your terminal - banga/git-split-diffs
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A keyboard-first diff viewer with LSP support and GitHub integration. - moritzwilksch/diffle
14d ago · github.com · its alternatives →
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A syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, grep, rg --json, and blame output - dandavison/delta
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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simple terminal UI for git commands. Contribute to jesseduffield/lazygit development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Review and refine Git diffs before you push. Contribute to xguot/difi development by creating an account on GitHub.
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Screensavers for your terminal. Contribute to cxreiff/ttysvr development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Gitlogue is a CLI that turns your Git commits into a typing-style replay. It visualizes diffs line by line, shows the file tree, and plays back each edit as if it were typed in real time. Key points • Realistic typing animation • Syntax-highlighted diffs • File-tree view • Replay any commit • Self-contained CLI Demo video is in the README. Repo: https://github.com/unhappychoice/gitlogue
Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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interactive `git` with the help of `fzf`. Contribute to bigH/git-fuzzy development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · delta.octavore.com · its alternatives →
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Creating code samples in simple terminal interface
2022 · terminalgif.com · its alternatives →
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diny▲175Hi everyone, I built a CLI tool called *diny* that generates Git commit messages directly from your staged changes. - It runs `git diff` and filters out noise like lockfiles, build artifacts, and binaries. - From the cleaned diff it suggests a clear commit message. - You can confirm or refine the message before committing. Key points: - No setup or API keys required. - Lightweight, local-first workflow. - Supports different lengths and styles (short, normal, long; conventional or simple). - Built in Go with Cobra for a familiar CLI experience. Repo:…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Visualise a git repository by diff activity. Contribute to jmforsythe/Git-Heat-Map development by creating an account on GitHub.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I don't know Rust. Friday after work I realised that 90% of my IDE time now is just the commit/diff view — and even good IDEs feel heavy for that. So over the weekend I built a dedicated native tool for just that. Kyde is a macOS git commit + diff editor with one goal: be fast, do Git well. I'm curious whether anyone else mostly opens their IDE for git operations these days. It's open source, and there's a signed app in Releases.
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Fork - a fast and friendly git client for Mac and Windows
2018 · git-fork.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Seamless GitHub PR management from the command-line - maiao/docs/getting-started.md at main · adevinta/maiao
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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My partner reviews a lot of P&IDs (piping and instrumentation diagrams) and the adjacent files involved (excel, docx, pdfs, acd/l5x, etc). In his company, these are usually done in Bluebeam. It's really hard to see the diff + keep track of all the revisions resulted by these iterations. They end up storing files like "rev3_final_redlined.pdf". We've been looking for something close to Github to do these reviews, but haven't found one easy enough for folks with no CLI experience to understand and use (happy to check out more tools if you know any). So I built withkord.com to help with…
Aug 2026 · withkord.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I built this because I got tired of the Claude Code CLI hiding details from me. Recent updates have replaced critical output with summaries like "Read 3 files" or "Edited 2 files". To see what actually happened, I was forced to use `--verbose`, which floods the terminal with unreadable JSON and system prompts. I wanted a middle ground: *Full observability without the noise.* `claude-devtools` is a local Electron app that tails the session logs in `~/.claude/` to reconstruct the execution trace in real-time. *Unlike wrappers, it solves the visibility gap in your native…
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I was frustrated with how bad a signal of progress through a big PR "Files viewed" was, so I made a "Lines viewed" indicator to complement it. Designed to look like a stock Github UI element - even respects light/dark theme. Runs fully locally, no API calls. Splits insertions and deletions by default, but you can also merge them into a single "lines" figure in the settings.
Feb 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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"git diff" over abstract syntax trees. Contribute to bugout-dev/locust development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Small C++ program to display images in a (modern) terminal using RGB ANSI codes and unicode block graphics characters - stefanhaustein/TerminalImageViewer
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A simple git log analyzer gem. Contribute to abhshkdz/graf development by creating an account on GitHub.
2013 · github.com · its alternatives →
Also compare
- Deff – Side-by-side Git diff review in your terminal alternatives
- GitHub style split diffs in your terminal alternatives
- Diffle, a keyboard-centric diff viewer with LSP support alternatives
- A syntax highlighter for Git and diff output, written in Rust alternatives
- I made a tool that made me faster at Git alternatives
- difi – A Git diff TUI with Neovim integration (written in Go) alternatives
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