# Difi

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Difi and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A terminal git diff viewer that people say speeds up code review and is more enjoyable to use, with Neovim support.

## Why people recommend it

- Speeds up code review (1 comments): "it allows to me speed up the review process and make it more enjoyable" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46870942))
- Enjoyable to use (1 comments): "it allows to me speed up the review process and make it more enjoyable" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46870942))
- Seen as useful and needed (1 comments): "Looks like a neat tool, and one I really need!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46872067))
- Well received by commenters (1 comments): "Awesome, looks fantastic! Thanks" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46873020))

## What people warn about

- Does not support plain Vim (1 comments): "the main issue I'd have with `difi` is I use vim and won't use nvim" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46876884))
- Described as currently terrible (1 comments): "It's currently terrible, you might be used to it but we aren't." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46871765))
- Minimal does not mean simple (1 comments): "A minimal tool in itself does not confer greater simplicity" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46874673))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [difftastic](https://hackerapproved.com/p/difftastic.md): 23 recommend
- [Weave merge tool](https://hackerapproved.com/p/weave.md): 20 recommend
- [Mergiraf](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mergiraf.md): 19 recommend
- [sem](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sem.md): 19 recommend
- [Meld](https://hackerapproved.com/p/meld.md): 12 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Difi", https://hackerapproved.com/p/difi/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).