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diff-so-fancy for Mac

Good-lookin' diffs with diff-highlight and more

Quick answer: diff-so-fancy is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install diff-so-fancy. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 1,558 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What diff-so-fancy is

diff-so-fancy is a command-line tool for macOS: good-lookin' diffs with diff-highlight and more.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/so-fancy/diff-so-fancy.

How to install diff-so-fancy

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install diff-so-fancy.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install diff-so-fancy on Mac?

Run brew install diff-so-fancy in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is diff-so-fancy open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does diff-so-fancy run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is diff-so-fancy?

It was installed 1,558 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #775 in this catalogue.

What version of diff-so-fancy is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.4.14.