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 nine alternatives to explainshell for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based 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. Warp Terminal icon

    Warp Terminal

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    Warp is a blazingly fast, Rust-based terminal that makes you and your team more productive at coding and DevOps.

    26 Warp Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Warp Terminal is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to explainshell.

    • Warp Terminal is the most popular free alternative to explainshell.

    • Warp Terminal is Freemium and Proprietaryexplainshell is Free and Open Source
    • Warp Terminal is Lightweightexplainshell is not according to our users
  2. Wave Terminal icon

    Wave Terminal

     16 likes

    Wave is an open-source, AI-native terminal built for seamless developer workflows with inline rendering, a modern UI, and persistent sessions.

    68 Wave Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    Render images inline with Wave plugins.
     

    • Wave Terminal is the most popular Open Source alternative to explainshell.

    • Wave Terminal is Free and Open Sourceexplainshell is also Free and Open Source
    • Wave Terminal is Privacy focused and Lightweightexplainshell is not according to our users
  4. TLDR pages icon

    TLDR pages

     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
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    • TLDR pages is the most popular Web-based alternative to explainshell.

    • TLDR pages is Free and Open Sourceexplainshell is also Free and Open Source
    • TLDR pages is Privacy focused and Lightweightexplainshell is not according to our users
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    cheat.sh

     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)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Terminal
    • explainshell
    • Hyper
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
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  6. Devhints icon

    Devhints

     7 likes

    TL;DR for developer documentation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Levinux icon

    Levinux

     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
    What does Levinux look like? When you double-click the launch script, a black window that looks much like this will pop up. The first time you run Levinux, it will “inflate” by hitting a software repository to pull down a webserver and an SSH server. You need an Internet connection and not-too-restrictive firewall for this to work correctly.
     
  9. cheat icon

    cheat

     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
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  10. Kmdr icon

    Kmdr

     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)
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    • Kmdr is the most popular SaaS alternative to explainshell.

    • Kmdr is the most popular commercial alternative to explainshell.

    • Kmdr is Paid and Proprietaryexplainshell is Free and Open Source
  11. Commands.dev icon

    Commands.dev

     Like

    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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