Command-line tool

git-delta

brew/git-delta

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

Syntax-highlighting pager for git and diff output rust git diff pager delta git-delta

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id dandavison.delta -e
scoop install delta
cargo install git-delta

macOS

brew install git-delta
cargo install git-delta

Linux

brew install git-delta
cargo install git-delta

Compare files or directories

delta path/to/old_file_or_directory path/to/new_file_or_directory

Compare files or directories, showing the line numbers

delta -n path/to/old_file_or_directory path/to/new_file_or_directory

Compare files or directories, showing the differences side by side

delta -s path/to/old_file_or_directory path/to/new_file_or_directory

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