Bat Alternatives

Bat is described as 'Command-line tool with syntax highlighting, Git integration, automatic or disabled paging, and support for showing non-printable characters in the terminal' and is an app in the file management category. There are five alternatives to Bat for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, BSD, Python and Terminal apps. The best Bat alternative is less, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Bat are mdcat, Rich-CLI, gat and more.

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  1. L

    less

     20 likes

    Less is a free, open-source file pager. It can be found on most versions of Linux, Unix and Mac OS, as well as on many other operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    less screenshot 1
     
  2. M

    mdcat

     3 likes

    cat for markdown.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Terminal
    mdcat screenshot 1
     
  4. R

    Rich-CLI

     2 likes

    Rich-CLI is a command line toolbox for fancy output in the terminal, built with Rich.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    Rich-CLI screenshot 1
     
  5. G

    gat

     1 like

    Linux cat command but multicoloured 🐱🌈.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  6. M

    more

     Like

    More is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time. This version is especially primitve. Users should realize that less(1) provides more(1) emulation and extensive enhancements.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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