difftastic

Install command: 
brew install difftastic

Diff that understands syntax

https://difftastic.wilfred.me.uk/

License: MIT

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/difftastic.json

Formula code: difftastic.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon		 golden gate ✅
tahoe ✅
sequoia ✅
Linux ARM64 ✅
x86_64 ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 0.72.0

Depends on when building from source:

rust 1.99.1 Safe, concurrent, practical language

Binaries: difft

GitHub Packages downloads:

Last 30 days22,726
Downloads380,940
Analytics install events (30 days)4,443
Downloads / install events (30 days)5.1×

Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-11T00:52:04Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-12 to 2026-11-11. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.

Analytics:

30 days90 days365 days
Installs4,4358,46728,049
Installs (--HEAD)81442
Installs on Request4,4178,42527,700
Installs on Request (--HEAD)81442
Build Errors2