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Reactive CLI that writes your git commit messages with AI.
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View guide →A two-panel terminal UI for git diffs, with AI commits.
differ is an open-source dev tools project by JanSmrcka (JanSmrcka/differ on GitHub). It has 58 GitHub stars and 0 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 4 October 2026.
Decide what you want the project to do before installing anything.
Grab the source and skim the README for setup requirements.
Install dependencies and add any API keys or settings it needs.
Launch it and follow the example workflow from the docs.
A keyboard-driven interface for fast terminal workflows.
Works entirely from the command line.
Understands your repository state and history.
Generate messages without cloud calls.
Formats messages to team standards.
Small binaries that start instantly.
Download the source and move into the project folder.
git clone https://github.com/JanSmrcka/differ.git
cd differCompile the project with the Go toolchain.
go build -o app .Launch the binary and check its help output.
./app --helpIt is an open-source project at JanSmrcka/differ with 0 forks. Check the repo’s contributors and recent commits to judge how active maintenance is.
Yes. It is MIT licensed, so you can use it commercially with attribution.
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