delta

MIT syntax-aware git diff pager

Rust / Terminal · OSS/MIT · 32.5k

Reviewed 2026-09-10 · last push 2026-10-17 · repo checked 2026-10-19

What's Good

MIT. dandavison/delta. Drop-in pager for `git diff`/`show`/`log -p` via `core.pager` / `interactive.diffFilter`. Language-aware highlighting, line numbers, side-by-side, merge-conflict styling, and themes. Works with Magit and many Git UIs that honor pager config.

The Catch

Vs bat (file viewer) and lazygit (TUI Git client): delta is the *diff pager*, not a file cat and not a staging UI. Config lives in gitconfig — wrong pager nesting with less can surprise. Huge binary diffs still want `--stat` or path filters first.

Verdict

MIT git diff pager. Free forever; set it once in gitconfig and every diff gets readable.

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