cheat Alternatives

cheat is described as 'Cheat allows you to create and view interactive cheatsheets on the command-line. It was designed to help remind *nix system administrators of options for commands that they use frequently, but not frequently enough to remember' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to cheat for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Web-based, Mac, Windows and Android apps. The best cheat alternative is TLDR pages, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like cheat are cheat.sh, tealdeer, explainshell and Linux man-pages.

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  1. TLDR pages icon
     19 likes

    The TLDR pages are a community effort to simplify the beloved man pages with practical examples.

    17 TLDR pages alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
    • TLDR pages is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to cheat.

    • TLDR pages is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to cheat.

    • TLDR pages is Free and Open Sourcecheat is also Free and Open Source
    • TLDR pages is Privacy focused and Lightweightcheat is not according to our users
  2. cheat.sh icon
     15 likes

    The only cheat sheet you need Unified access to the best community driven documentation repositories of the world.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Terminal
    • explainshell
    • Hyper
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
     
  3. tealdeer icon
     9 likes

    Fast implementation of tldr pages in Rust.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
    • tealdeer is the most popular Android alternative to cheat.

    • tealdeer is Free and Open Sourcecheat is also Free and Open Source
  4. explainshell icon
     20 likes

    Get details on arguments for commandline tools through explainshell's sleek, web-based interface. The web app is totally free and source code is available for download through GitHub.

    9 explainshell alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • explainshell is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to cheat.

    • explainshell is Free and Open Sourcecheat is also Free and Open Source
  5. The Linux man-pages project documents the Linux kernel and C library interfaces that are employed by user-space programs. This package contains over 1,900 man pages.

    10 Linux man-pages alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. KeyClu icon
     3 likes

    Simple and handy overview of applications shortcuts. Easy to use, just press Command twice and hold to see the list.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  7.  1 like

    A more modern man page viewer for our terminals.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Mac
     
  8.  1 like

    The archive for man pages.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. wat icon
     2 likes

    wat is a comprehensive tool designed to provide detailed information about various elements within your Linux system. This utility is capable of delivering insights on a wide range of components including executables, services, bash built-ins, packages, as well as files and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Python
     
  10. CheatKeys icon
     7 likes

    Just hold the CTRL-Key a bit longer to see a list of available short-cuts in your current application. Smart rendering stacks short-cuts to fit the optimal screen space.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • CheatKeys is the most popular commercial alternative to cheat.

    • CheatKeys is Paid and Proprietarycheat is Free and Open Source
  11.  3 likes

    bro pages are concise examples of using command line programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  12. Kmdr icon
     1 like

    Select the commands you want to understand and in a pop-up window, kmdr will describe each program, option, subcommand, and operator.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Kmdr is the most popular SaaS alternative to cheat.

    • Kmdr is Paid and Proprietarycheat is Free and Open Source
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