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diffs.nvim

Syntax highlighting for diffs in Neovim

Enhance vim-fugitive, Neogit, and Neovim's built-in diff mode with language-aware syntax highlighting.

Features

  • Treesitter syntax highlighting in vim-fugitive, Neogit, and diff filetype
  • Character-level intra-line diff highlighting (with optional vscode-diff FFI backend for word-level accuracy)
  • :Gdiff unified diff against any revision
  • Background-only diff colors for &diff buffers
  • Inline merge conflict detection, highlighting, and resolution
  • Vim syntax fallback, configurable blend/priorities

Requirements

  • Neovim 0.9.0+

Installation

Install with your package manager of choice or via luarocks:

luarocks install diffs.nvim

Documentation

:help diffs.nvim

FAQ

Q: How do I install with lazy.nvim?

{
  'barrettruth/diffs.nvim',
  init = function()
    vim.g.diffs = {
      ...
    }
  end,
}

Do not lazy load diffs.nvim with event, lazy, ft, config, or keys to control loading - diffs.nvim lazy-loads itself.

Q: Does diffs.nvim support vim-fugitive/Neogit?

Yes. Enable it in your config:

vim.g.diffs = {
  fugitive = true,
  neogit = true,
}

See the documentation for more information.

Known Limitations

  • Incomplete syntax context: Treesitter parses each diff hunk in isolation. Context lines within the hunk provide syntactic context for the parser. In rare cases, hunks that start or end mid-expression may produce imperfect highlights due to treesitter error recovery.

  • Syntax "flashing": diffs.nvim hooks into the FileType fugitive event triggered by vim-fugitive, at which point the buffer is preliminarily painted. The decoration provider applies highlights on the next redraw cycle, causing a brief visual "flash".

  • Cold Start: Treesitter grammar loading (10ms) and query compilation (4ms) are one-time costs per language per Neovim session. Each language pays this cost on first encounter, which may cause a brief stutter when a diff containing a new language first enters the viewport.

  • Vim syntax fallback is deferred: The vim syntax fallback (for languages without a treesitter parser) cannot run inside the decoration provider's redraw cycle due to Neovim's restriction on buffer mutations. Vim syntax highlights for these hunks appear slightly delayed.

  • Conflicting diff plugins: diffs.nvim may not interact well with other plugins that modify diff highlighting. Known plugins that may conflict:

    • diffview.nvim - provides its own diff highlighting and conflict resolution UI
    • mini.diff - visualizes buffer differences with its own highlighting system
    • gitsigns.nvim - generally compatible, but both plugins modifying line highlights may produce unexpected results
    • git-conflict.nvim - diffs.nvim now includes built-in conflict resolution; disable one or the other to avoid overlap

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