# Diff So Fancy Reviews **Vendor:** Open Source Initiative (OSI) **Category:** [Other Development Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-development) **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 20 ## About Diff So Fancy diff-so-fancy builds on the good-lookin' output of git contrib's diff-highlight to upgrade your diffs' appearances. ## Diff So Fancy Reviews ### 1. Diffsofancy experience **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ankit . | development, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 04, 2024 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** Diffsofancy is a great integration software for coders and github users. It also supports various different operating systems like debian linux. It is very fine to use and assistance is good. **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** The interface and user experience can be improved. The diffs can be found easier. **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** As it's name suggests, it converts the diffs in user readable form resulting in error and defect detection. ### 2. Good **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 10, 2021 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** It makes the diffs look good and easy to understand **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** Sometimes it aligns it wrong but most of the time its great **Recommendations to others considering Diff So Fancy:** Its a great tool to help you prettify your git diffs **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps me check through my git diffs in a really easy to compare way and saves time ### 3. Fancy diffs are easy diffs! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Patrick F. | Software Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 04, 2019 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** Diff-so-fancy makes git diffs more human readable by removing many extraneous symbols and using improved highlighting to display the same information. Btw, it's completely free to install and works on all OSes where git is available. **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** Nothing to dislike. I guess if I had to pick one thing I'd pick that configuring it can be a little difficult because you have to use the git CLI to configure it, as it doesn't have it's own built in configurator. **Recommendations to others considering Diff So Fancy:** Get everyone on the team to install it. **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** The main business problem we are solving with this tool is improving code review speed. ### 4. A good app to upload all your work **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Anindita B. | Software Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 13, 2019 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** Very efficient app to upload your work and publish it so that whoever you give access to can view and check it. It works as a blog at times which gives an overview of your work so far. **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** Nothing so far everything looks good to me. Maybe you can enhance the UI and make it more interactive. **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Uploading of my work so that others can have a look and have an understanding of how much work is left to complete. ### 5. Diff is pretty awesome **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** John C. | Company Owner, Public Relations and Communications, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 13, 2019 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** Diff makes reviewing and reading code much easier to understand getting rid of the outdated view **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** Nothing to dislike, Diff is a great improvement to our existing code base **Recommendations to others considering Diff So Fancy:** Read through the documentation on implementation in your code **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** This has made reading and reviewing our code base much easier and quicker ### 6. Diffs are bad. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Chris M. | Wireless Specialist, Computer Software, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 14, 2019 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** We all hate merge conflicts. We also all love colorful interfaces. Well, here is the happy marriage of those two. Enjoy. **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** I wish it were actually integrated and natively supported rather than being a third party tool. It's a little hard to set up. **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** It's good for general VCS practices. ### 7. An amazing tool **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Arash A. | Software Developer, Information Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 14, 2019 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** Easy to use and very indicative in terms of artificial intelligence and making diff’s more readable **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** A bit confusing at first, doesn’t give users enough reasons to use this tool **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** When we want to compare two files not entire branch, it helps to do that ### 8. Diff So Fancy review **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Aaron S. | Software Engineer, Computer Software, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 12, 2019 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** Ho easy to install and use it is compared to other similar tools **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** It was a little difficult to get it set up on a Windows machine **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Comparing code in a faster and easier way to prevent errors when merging code ### 9. Diff So Fancy is a purrrfect fit! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 14, 2019 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** I like the ease of use involved with communication and feedback when I need a quick answer. **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** There really isn't much to dislike about Diff so Fancy. The only thing I can think of is maybe the user interface could use an update to its appearance. **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Diff So Fancy has helped me to expedite the process of handling and relaying sensitive information to my company's clients and their affiliates. ### 10. Diff So Fancy review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jennie S. | Waste Diversion Specialist/Recycling Specialist, Environmental Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 14, 2019 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** Great framework. Easy to install and use. **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** It was kind of hard to get it work on Windows. **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used it to help with coding projects. ### 11. Diff so great! **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Arts and Crafts | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 14, 2019 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** Diff So Fancy makes diffs really clean and readable. It easily compares files in an efficient manner. **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** Linux support isn't optimal. I usually end up having to run the program through Wine to get it to work. **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** I occasionally code websites. Being able to read diffs helps me build websites faster and more efficiently, as I compare code. ### 12. Easy, simple, fun **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 14, 2019 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** I like how simple it is to use! It has made coding for my website so much easier. **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** Honestly I don't think there is anything I dislike about it **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use it to ensure the codes are correct before I implement them on my website ### 13. review for diff so fancy **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Apparel & Fashion | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 14, 2019 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** i like the speediness the best because it allows for quick access that other softwares can’t provide at times. **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** something i dislike is that at times the software lags. **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** the system helps with everyday business problem and makes work much easier. ### 14. Ratings diff so fancy **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 14, 2019 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** The customizable readability makes it unique , decrease time and increases productivity **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** Nothing as such but there was a problem of it not hunking blank lines which got sorted **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** It makes it easier to spot errors and easy to locate ### 15. Diff is so fancy **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 14, 2019 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** I like everything about it, it makes most of the work to be done, cpmparing to deliver the best code. **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** nothing actually, it works perfectly as expected **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** It makes my work easy as much as to grab a coffee ### 16. Diff So Great! **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 05, 2018 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** Makes reviewing your code before submitting it much easier (and even fun)! No more annoying characters or un-useful lines in the diff. **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** Not much to dislike really because the problem it solves it solves very well. I guess I do wish they made a GUI for it so I could review my code not from the terminal. **Recommendations to others considering Diff So Fancy:** Don't stick with the vanilla git diff! Use git diff fancy! It's free and easy to set up. **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** The main business problem it solves is reviewing your or someone else's code with clear highlighting of what's changed and more beautiful colors. That's about it really. ### 17. A simple idea with complex outcomes **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Banking | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 12, 2018 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** Diff-So-Fancy is really a simple idea - make the code more human-readable as opposed to the 90;s esque font and spacing we normally see in systems. They accomplish this one simple task beautifully. **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** I wish I had something to put here but honestly every issue I have, whether it be trouble-shooting or a bug is usually caught by their own team by the time I log on to report it - and the files are then updated accordingly. **Recommendations to others considering Diff So Fancy:** give it a shot - some guys do honestly like the old version better because that's what they are used to seeing the language written in - but to each his own. **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** We code at my fund to attempt and create a sentiment tool using multiple datasets - this has just made it easier on the eyes and a bit more productive. ### 18. Makes the diff output so much more useful with granular customizable options **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 17, 2018 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** I love the word and character-level diff. By default, the git diff viewer only highlights all changed lines. The word-level diff makes it much more easier to see and understand the difference without having to decipher it ourselves. Also love all the customizable options. **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** Although the customizable options are very granular, configuring them is not user friendly. **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Developer efficiency is extremely important - any tool that helps improve efficiency contributes to solving our business problems. ### 19. Very good for git diffs **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 12, 2018 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** Make your git diffs waaaay easier to read! A senior software engineer recommended this to all of us on Slack and most of adopted it. **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** It requires some manual configuration on your shell to get it working. Personally I don't think it's too hard but it may be difficult for newer engineers fresh out of school. **Recommendations to others considering Diff So Fancy:** Follow the instructions in the read me. They are very sensible and shouldn't need changing. **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use it to help with making code reviews faster and easier. ### 20. Diff So Easy **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Caitlyn C. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 12, 2018 **What do you like best about Diff So Fancy?** Great framework. Great customer service. Easy to use **What do you dislike about Diff So Fancy?** Honestly there is nothing that I dislike **Recommendations to others considering Diff So Fancy:** Easy to use. Great software. Worth the value of the software **What problems is Diff So Fancy solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are using this to help with giving gifts to our clients. 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