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cheat vs tealdeer
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| Fact | cheat | tealdeer |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Rust |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 13k | 6.6k |
| Latest | 5.1.0 | v1.9.0 |
| Last push | 2026-05-19 | 2026-08-25 |
| Release cadence | about 1 day between releases | about 37 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 5 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace tldr-pages. Alternatives to tldr-pages →
PartialcheatYour own cheatsheets in plain files, alongside community ones, rather than a shared page collection.
Drop-intealdeerFast Rust client for the tldr pages, with the same commands and pages.
cheat
- 5.1.02026-02-16--update / -u flag: Pull the latest changes for all git-backed cheatpaths from the CLI. Reports per-path status (ok, sk…
- 5.0.02026-02-15The CLI argument parser has been migrated from docopt-go to cobra. This is
- 4.7.12026-02-15Internal cleanup and project restructuring. No user-facing behavior changes.
- 4.7.02026-02-15A new --brief flag provides a compact listing of cheatsheets, showing only titles and tags without file paths. This add…
- 4.6.02026-02-15Recursive .cheat directory discovery: cheat now walks up the directory tree to find .cheat directories, mirroring how g…
cheat
unsigned The latest release, 5.1.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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tealdeer
✓ signed The latest release, v1.9.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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