Brief
A GUI for tldr pages Source
Description
Brief is a GTK4 application for browsing tldr-pages. It provides a clean, native interface to view community-maintained help pages for command-line tools.
Features:
- Built with GTK4 and Libadwaita for a seamless GNOME experience.
- Works offline with cached pages.
- Filter platform-specific commands (Linux, Windows, Android, etc.).
- Browse commands in multiple languages.
Rating
Mobile Fit: 5Perfect - this app fits your phone screen just fine out of the box and works nicely with touch input!
Project status: pre-release
This project has not seen a release yet. It may be in development for a short time only, or maybe longer. It should work mostly fine, but don't expect to find it packaged in your distribution.
The project repository was created on 2025-12-12.
The last known commit happened on 2025-12-15.
Please note: This information is not updated continuously. This particular listing was last updated on 2025-12-17
Packaging
Get it on Flathub!
Build and install your own flatpak: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shonebinu/Brief/refs/heads/main/io.github.shonebinu.Brief.json
If you're lucky*, you can install this app by just hitting this button:
Install* You need to have an appstream:// handler, e.g., GNOME Software or KDE Discover, installed and the app needs to be available in a configured software repository, more details.
Find similar apps
By Service: tldr
By Category: documentation viewer
By FreeDesktop-(Additional-)Category: GTK GNOME Documentation
Licensing and technical details
License: GPL-3.0-or-later Metadata: CC0-1.0
Frameworks: GTK4 libadwaita
Programming languages: Python
Build system: meson
AppStream Metadata URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shonebinu/Brief/refs/heads/main/data/io.github.shonebinu.Brief.metainfo.xml.in