A GitHub-like Git preview tool that opens repository diffs in your browser.

npm install -g diffly

git clone https://github.com/shugar/diffly.git
cd diffly
npm install
npm start

1. Navigate to any Git repository in your terminal:

cd /path/to/your/git/project

2. Run Diffly:

diffly

3. The tool will automatically:
   • Start a local web server
   • Open your browser to view the Git preview
   • Display uncommitted changes, repository status, and commit history

• Changes Tab: View uncommitted changes with before/after diff visualization
• Status Tab: See modified, added, deleted, and untracked files
• History Tab: Browse recent commit history
• GitHub-like UI: Dark theme interface similar to GitHub
• Real-time: Live updates as you make changes to your repository

• -p, --port <port>: Specify the port to run the server on (default: 3000)

Example:

diffly --port 8080

• Node.js 14.0.0 or higher
• A Git repository (must contain a .git folder)

1. Diffly detects the .git folder in your current directory
2. Starts an Express server with API endpoints for Git operations
3. Serves a web interface that calls these APIs to display Git information
4. Automatically opens your browser to the preview page

• Ctrl+C (or Cmd+C on Mac): Stop the server