cheat.sh AlternativesCheat Sheets & Terminal Emulators like cheat.sh

cheat.sh is described as 'The only cheat sheet you need Unified access to the best community driven documentation repositories of the world' and is a Cheat Sheet in the os & utilities category. There are nine alternatives to cheat.sh for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and Android apps. The best cheat.sh alternative is TLDR pages, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like cheat.sh are tealdeer, explainshell, KeyClu and wat.

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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.sh.

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

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

    • tealdeer is Free and Open Sourcecheat.sh is also Free and Open Source
  3. 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.sh.

    • explainshell is Free and Open Sourcecheat.sh is also Free and Open Source
  4. KeyClu icon
     3 likes

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

    8 KeyClu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  5. 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
     
  6. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  7. 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.

    6 CheatKeys alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • CheatKeys is Paid and Proprietarycheat.sh is Free and Open Source
  8. 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.sh.

    • Kmdr is Paid and Proprietarycheat.sh is Free and Open Source
  9. 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
     
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