TLDR pages Alternatives

TLDR pages is described as 'The TLDR pages are a community effort to simplify the beloved man pages with practical examples' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to TLDR pages for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and BSD apps. The best TLDR pages alternative is cheat.sh, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TLDR pages are tealdeer, Devhints, explainshell and Linux man-pages.

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  1. cheat.sh icon

    cheat.sh

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Terminal
    • explainshell
    • Hyper
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
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    • cheat.sh is the most popular Web-based alternative to TLDR pages.

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

    • cheat.sh is Free and Open SourceTLDR pages is also Free and Open Source
  2. tealdeer icon

    tealdeer

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    Fast implementation of tldr pages in Rust.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
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    • tealdeer is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to TLDR pages.

    • tealdeer is Free and Open SourceTLDR pages is also Free and Open Source
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    Devhints

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    TL;DR for developer documentation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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  5. explainshell icon

    explainshell

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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Functionally the same as TLDR pages though doesn't appear to be as actively developed.

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    • explainshell is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to TLDR pages.

    • explainshell is Free and Open SourceTLDR pages is also Free and Open Source

  6. Linux man-pages

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     

  7. qman

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    A more modern man page viewer for our terminals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • Mac
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  9. Manned.org

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    The archive for man pages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. wat icon

    wat

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    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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Python
     
  11. cheat icon

    cheat

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  12. bropages

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    bro pages are concise examples of using command line programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    Kmdr

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    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)
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    • Kmdr is the most popular SaaS alternative to TLDR pages.

    • Kmdr is the most popular commercial alternative to TLDR pages.

    • Kmdr is Paid and ProprietaryTLDR pages is Free and Open Source

  14. tlrc

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    A TLDR pages client written in Rust.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Rust
    • Homebrew
    • Windows
    • openSUSE
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Mac
    • MacPorts
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