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    dandavison

    dandavison/delta

    A syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, grep, rg --json, and blame output

    backend
    color-themes
    delta
    diff
    git
    git-delta
    Rust
    MIT
    32.7K stars
    616 forks
    111 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    2 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 32 days ago, with 151 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #40 in the weekly ranking the week of Apr 12, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, grep, rg --json, and blame output to enhance code diff readability.
    • Offers extensive customization with syntax themes, side-by-side views, and navigation features while preserving default git output style.
    • Use for improving code review efficiency by visually parsing git diffs with syntax highlighting and line numbers.
    • Use for resolving merge conflicts with enhanced conflict display and stylable decorations for clearer conflict sections.
    • Use for browsing git blame output with syntax highlighting and clickable commit hyperlinks to hosting providers.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

    Watch-outs

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    From the README

    Install it (the package is called "git-delta" in most package managers, but the executable is just delta) and add this to your ~/.gitconfig:

    Delta has many features and is very customizable; please see delta -h (short help) or delta --help (full manual), or the online user manual.

    Code evolves, and we all spend time studying diffs. Delta aims to make this both efficient and enjoyable: it allows you to make extensive changes to the layout and styling of diffs, as well as allowing you to stay arbitrarily close to the default git/diff output.

    Excerpt from the dandavison/delta README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 31: +31Sep 1: +14Sep 2: +9Sep 3: +10Sep 4: +5Sep 5: +9Sep 6: +8Sep 10: +3

    +985 stars over 90 days across 16 snapshot days; best day +31 on Aug 31.

    Forks

    616+60

    Open issues

    504+83

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