delta

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delta is ranked #53 of 104 in disk space analyzers on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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git-delta Free MIT-licensed software; install via package manager or download an executable github.com · 4 Oct 2026

Purpose: Delta is a syntax-highlighting pager for Git, diff, grep, ripgrep JSON, and blame output.
Diff views: It supports side-by-side diffs with automatic line wrapping and line numbers.
Word highlighting: It highlights changes within lines using a Levenshtein edit inference algorithm.
Syntax themes: Delta supports the syntax-highlighting themes available with bat.
Search output: Delta can syntax-highlight output from ripgrep, git grep, and grep.
Hosting links: Its blame and diff hyperlinks support GitHub, GitLab, SourceHut, and Codeberg.
Editor integration: The manual describes using delta with Magit and VS Code.
Other integrations: The manual also has guidance for tmux and GNU Screen.
Installation: The project offers executables for Linux glibc, Linux musl, macOS, and Windows, plus package-manager installation instructions.
Dependency: Delta uses less for paging and says a reasonably recent version should be installed.
License: The repository includes the MIT License, which permits use, copying, modification, distribution, sublicensing, and sale subject to its stated conditions.
Security: GitHub reports that the project has not set up a SECURITY.md file and has no published security advisories.
Release: The 0.20.0 release adds OSC1717 diff-line metadata support for TUIs such as lazygit.
Price from: Free

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