Command-line tool

difftastic

brew/difftastic

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Diff that understands syntax diff tree-sitter

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id Wilfred.difftastic -e
scoop install difftastic
cargo install difftastic

macOS

brew install difftastic
cargo install difftastic

Linux

brew install difftastic
cargo install difftastic

Compare two files or directories

difft path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2

Only report the presence of differences between the files

difft --check-only path/to/file1 path/to/file2

Specify the display mode (default is `side-by-side`)

difft --display side-by-side path/to/file1 path/to/file2

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