similar VS delta

Compare similar vs delta and see what are their differences.

similar

A high level diffing library for rust based on diffs (by mitsuhiko)

delta

A syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output (by dandavison)
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similar delta
7 88
848 20,364
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6.2 8.4
3 months ago 6 days ago
Rust Rust
Apache License 2.0 MIT License
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similar

Posts with mentions or reviews of similar. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-03-14.

delta

Posts with mentions or reviews of delta. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-21.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing similar and delta you can also consider the following projects:

diff-so-fancy - Good-lookin' diffs. Actually… nah… The best-lookin' diffs. :tada:

difftastic - a structural diff that understands syntax 🟥🟩

vim-fugitive - fugitive.vim: A Git wrapper so awesome, it should be illegal

lazygit - simple terminal UI for git commands

vim-gitgutter - A Vim plugin which shows git diff markers in the sign column and stages/previews/undoes hunks and partial hunks.

gitui - Blazing 💥 fast terminal-ui for git written in rust 🦀

git-split-diffs - Syntax highlighted side-by-side diffs in your terminal

ripgrep - ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore

keepass-diff - A CLI-tool to diff Keepass (.kdbx) files. Useful, if syncing with Dropbox or NextCloud and getting multiple files due to conflicts.

bat - A cat(1) clone with wings.

fd - A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'

gitoxide - An idiomatic, lean, fast & safe pure Rust implementation of Git