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navi

An interactive cheatsheet tool for the command-line.

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  • Rating

    4.8 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    macOS, Windows, Linux

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What is navi?

navi is an interactive cheatsheet tool for the terminal. Browse, search and execute command snippets with fuzzy finding, variables and autocompletion — never dig through your shell history or man pages for that one command again.

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Pros: what navi does well

  • Fuzzy-searchable interactive cheatsheets
  • Execute commands with prompted variables
  • Huge community cheat repository

Cons: where it falls short

  • Terminal-only
  • Cheatsheets need curation over time
  • Another tool to install and learn

Who navi is for

Anyone who lives in the terminal and keeps forgetting command syntax.

Who can skip it

People who rarely use the command line.

navi alternatives

Not sold on navi? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Personal Productivity resources

The Art of Command Line

Focus: command line, bash and linux. Shares terminal and productivity with navi. A course, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.9 (navi: 4.8).

CourseFreeWeb, macOS
4.9Visit

fzf

Focus: command line and github. Shares fuzzy finder and shell with navi. Adds Offline. Same 4.8 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit

zoxide

Focus: navigation, command line and github. Shares terminal and shell with navi. Rated 4.7 (navi: 4.8).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to navi

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

cheat

Focus: command line, reference and github. Shares cheatsheet and terminal with navi. Rated 4.4 (navi: 4.8).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.4Visit

mpv

Focus: video player, media and subtitles. Shares open source with navi. Adds Offline. Rated 4.7 (navi: 4.8).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

Ghostty

Focus: emulator, gpu and zig. Shares terminal and open source with navi. Rated 4.9 (navi: 4.8).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.9Visit

Atuin

Focus: shell history, command line and sync. Shares terminal and open source with navi. Rated 4.7 (navi: 4.8).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

btop

Focus: system monitor, processes and github. Shares terminal and open source with navi. Adds Offline. Rated 4.7 (navi: 4.8).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit
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