explainshell Alternatives

explainshell is described as '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' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to explainshell for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Web-based, Windows and Chrome OS apps. The best explainshell alternative is Warp Terminal, which is free. Other great apps like explainshell are Wave Terminal, TLDR pages, cheat.sh and Devhints.

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  2. cheat.sh icon
     16 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. Devhints icon
     7 likes

    TL;DR for developer documentation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Levinux icon
     10 likes

    Levinux – A Tiny Version of Linux for Education

    Levinux (download ~20 MB) is a tiny virtual Linux server that runs from USB or Dropbox with a double-click (no install or admin rights required) on Macs, Windows or Linux PCs—making it the perfect learning environment, and way to r.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. cheat icon
     6 likes

    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.

    13 cheat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  6. 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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Commands.dev is a searchable, templated catalog of popular terminal commands curated from across the internet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. devglow icon
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    devglow is a macOS menu bar app that replaces terminal tabs, pm2, and port killer utilities for local development. It lets you register any shell command — whether it's Next.js, Vite, Hugo, Rails, Flask, Cargo, Go, or Docker — and manage everything from a single interface.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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