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 four 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 and more.

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  1. less

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    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
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    • less is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Bat.

    • less is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Bat.

    • less is Free and Open SourceBat is also Free and Open Source
    • less is LightweightBat is not according to our users

  2. mdcat

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    cat for markdown.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Terminal
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  4. Rich-CLI

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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    • Rich-CLI is the most popular Windows alternative to Bat.

    • Rich-CLI is Free and Open SourceBat is also Free and Open Source

  5. more

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    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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