# Install git-delta with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, zypper, apk, chocolatey, Nix, scoop, winget

Syntax-highlighting pager for git and diff output. Version 0.19.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install git-delta.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:git-delta
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install git-delta
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install git-delta
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/git-delta/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install git-delta
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: git-delta from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install git-delta
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: git-delta from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S git-delta
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: git-delta from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install git-delta
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-delta from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add delta
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: delta from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#delta
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/de/delta/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install delta
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: delta from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='7.1168','fonts-poppins'

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/delta
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/delta.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id dandavison.delta -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: dandavison.delta from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:git-delta
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.19.2
- **Source summary:** Syntax-highlighting pager for git and diff output
- **Homepage:** <https://dandavison.github.io/delta/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/dandavison/delta>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-15T10:20:17-04:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- delta (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.19.2
## Project history and usage

git-delta, whose executable is `delta`, is a syntax-highlighting pager for Git, diff, and grep output. It sits in the Git pager path and makes code review, `git show`, `git diff`, `git log -p`, merge conflicts, blame, and grep results easier to scan in a terminal.

### Project history

The upstream repository began in June 2019 as a Rust project that read unified diff input from standard input and wrote formatted output. Tags began the next month, and the project iterated through many 0.x releases as it added terminal rendering, syntax highlighting, layout controls, and Git-specific affordances.

The README positions delta as a customizable pager rather than a replacement for Git. It highlights syntax themes shared with bat, word-level diff highlighting, side-by-side views, line numbers, diff navigation, merge-conflict display, blame formatting, grep highlighting, hyperlink support, and emulation modes for diff-highlight and diff-so-fancy.

### Adoption history

Delta's package-manager footprint is broad: the input metadata lists packages across Homebrew, Debian and Ubuntu, Fedora-family distributions, MacPorts, Nix, Arch-family repositories, Scoop, winget, Chocolatey, and Alpine under either `git-delta` or `delta` naming.

Its adoption followed a wider terminal tooling trend around Rust CLIs that improve classic Unix and Git output while keeping pipeline semantics. The package name split is part of its packaging identity: many package managers call it `git-delta`, while the command users run is `delta`.

### How it is used

The documented Git setup adds `core.pager = delta`, `interactive.diffFilter = delta --color-only`, and delta-specific options such as `navigate`, dark or light theme selection, side-by-side view, and line numbers in `~/.gitconfig`.

Practitioners use it anywhere unified diff-like output appears: Git diffs and logs, merge conflicts, blame output, `git grep`, ripgrep, and plain `diff`. Its configuration style lets users keep close to Git's default output or build richer review-oriented layouts.

### Why package nerds care

For package maintainers and terminal-tool collectors, delta is a representative high-adoption Rust CLI: a single binary, cross-platform packages, shell-friendly standard input and output behavior, and tight integration with existing Git configuration.

It also bridges several popular diff-enhancement lineages. Users who previously relied on `diff-highlight` or `diff-so-fancy` can use delta's emulation modes while gaining syntax themes and richer terminal layout.

### Timeline

- 2019: The Rust repository begins and the first 0.0.x tags are released.
- 2020: Version 0.1.0 is tagged as the project moves beyond its first release series.
- 2021: The 0.8 through 0.11 series expands pager and display features.
- 2022: The 0.12 through 0.15 series continues Git integration and terminal rendering work.
- 2024: Version 0.18.x is released.
- 2026: Version 0.19.x is released.

### Related projects

- bat is related through shared syntax-highlighting themes named by the README.
- diff-highlight and diff-so-fancy are related Git diff-enhancement tools that delta can emulate.
- ripgrep and Git grep are related producers of output that delta can syntax-highlight.

### Sources

- <https://dandavison.github.io/delta documents the user manual.>
- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-delta documents Homebrew packaging.>
- <https://github.com/dandavison/delta documents project purpose, configuration, feature list, and maintainers.>
- <https://github.com/dandavison/delta/releases documents tagged release progression.>


## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: ~/.gitconfig
## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - git-delta - 0.18.2-4+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: git-delta from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output | https://dandavison.github.io/delta/
- Ubuntu apt - git-delta - 0.16.5-5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: git-delta from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output | https://dandavison.github.io/delta/
- dnf - git-delta - 0.19.1-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: git-delta from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Syntax-highlighting pager for git | https://crates.io/crates/git-delta
- pacman - git-delta - 0.19.2-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: git-delta from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Syntax-highlighting pager for git and diff output | https://dandavison.github.io/delta/
- zypper - git-delta - 0.19.2-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-delta from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | A syntax-highlighter for git and diff output | https://github.com/dandavison/delta
- MacPorts - git-delta: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/git-delta/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Debian apt - delta - 2006.08.03-13: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: delta from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | heuristic minimizer of interesting files
- Nix - delta: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/de/delta/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - delta - 2006.08.03-13: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: delta from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | heuristic minimizer of interesting files
- apk - delta - 0.19.2-r0: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: delta from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Syntax-highlighting pager for git and diff output | https://dandavison.github.io/delta/
- apk - delta-bash-completion - 0.19.2-r0: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: delta-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for delta | https://dandavison.github.io/delta/
- apk - delta-fish-completion - 0.19.2-r0: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: delta-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for delta | https://dandavison.github.io/delta/
- apk - delta-zsh-completion - 0.19.2-r0: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: delta-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for delta | https://dandavison.github.io/delta/
- Chocolatey - delta: installed executable or alias match | Chocolatey community package catalog: delta from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='7.1168','fonts-poppins'
- Scoop - main/delta: installed executable or alias match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/delta.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - dandavison.delta: installed executable or alias match | Windows Package Manager source index: dandavison.delta from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/git-delta.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/git-delta.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph