# banga/git-split-diffs

Syntax highlighted side-by-side diffs in your terminal

Repository: https://github.com/banga/git-split-diffs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/git-split-diffs
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: git, diffs, difftool, syntax-highlighting, split-diffs, github, visual-studio-code
Last push: 2026-08-20T07:27:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 21, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1971, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 314, "gap_med": 396, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2745, forks 49 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:16.770488+00:00)

## What it is
A terminal pager that renders git diffs as GitHub-style side-by-side (split) diffs with syntax highlighting powered by Shiki. It is configured as git's core.pager and offers themes, line wrapping, and inline change highlighting.

## Use cases
- view side-by-side diffs in the terminal
- syntax highlight git diff output
- make git diff look like GitHub
- customize diff themes and line wrapping
- fall back to unified diffs on narrow terminals

## When to choose
- you review diffs in the terminal and want a GitHub-like split view
- you want syntax highlighting in git diff output
- you want a drop-in git pager with sensible defaults

## When to avoid
- you need a graphical diff tool or IDE integration
- you cannot install Node.js 14+
- you only need unified diffs

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, terminal-ui
- domain: developer-tools, version-control
- platform: cli, cross-platform
- tags: git, diff-viewer, syntax-highlighting, pager, side-by-side-diffs, command-line, nodejs

## Member repositories
- banga/git-split-diffs (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:16.770488+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:19:04.297979+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/banga/git-split-diffs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:16.770488+00:00, sha d201497465f0)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/git-split-diffs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:57:23.080214+00:00, sha 3a9d492c3810)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.