install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install navi

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install navi

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/navi/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add navi

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · navi · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install navi

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · navi · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#navi

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/na/navi/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S navi

Arch Linux sync databases · navi · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/navi

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/navi.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Interactive cheatsheet tool for the command-line

Project links

Commands and aliases

navi

history

Project history and usage

navi is a Rust command-line cheatsheet browser that lets users search command snippets, fill arguments interactively, and execute the result. It sits between shell history, snippet managers, and TLDR-style examples.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2019-09-20. The README describes navi as an interactive cheatsheet tool for the command line and says it can be used as a command, shell widget, tmux widget, alias helper, or shell scripting tool.

The project grew around an ecosystem of cheatsheet repositories. The companion `denisidoro/cheats` repository was created on 2020-03-15 and its README says navi prompts first-time users to download `.cheat` files from it.

Adoption history

navi has stronger adoption signals than most small terminal helpers in this batch: GitHub repository metadata consulted on 2026-07-01 showed more than 17,000 stars, and Homebrew analytics listed 4,169 installs over the preceding 365 days. It is packaged across several ecosystems, including Homebrew, Alpine, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and Scoop in the input package record.

How it is used

Users run `navi` to browse cheatsheets, bind it as a shell widget for editable command insertion, or use tmux integration. The docs describe manually adding cheatsheets to the platform cheats path, using cheatsheet repositories, and querying TLDR or cheat.sh content with `navi --tldr <query>` and `navi --cheatsh <query>`.

Why package nerds care

navi is notable because it packages personal operational knowledge as versionable text. For package maintainers and terminal-tool collectors, it is an example of a CLI whose value is partly the binary and partly the shared data format and repositories around it.

Timeline

2019-09-20: GitHub repository created.
2020-03-15: `denisidoro/cheats` community cheatsheet repository created.
2022-04-05: navi reached a Hacker News discussion with 132 points, reflecting broader terminal-tool visibility.
2023-12-10: v2.23.0 released.
2025-01-29: v2.24.0 released.
2025-04-09: v2.25.0-beta1 prerelease published.

Related projects

fzf, skim, tldr pages, cheat.sh, cheat/cheat, shell widgets, and tmux integrations are the main adjacent tools and content sources.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: $NAVI_CONFIG~/.config/navi/config.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`navi`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version2.24.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.24.0

https://github.com/denisidoro/navi

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:navi
Version	2.24.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/navi
Homepage	https://github.com/denisidoro/navi
Repository	https://github.com/denisidoro/navi
Upstream docs	https://github.com/denisidoro/navi#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/denisidoro/navi/archive/refs/tags/v2.24.0.tar.gz
Dependencies	fzf
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	navi
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

navi

nix profile install nixpkgs#navi

normalized package name match
Matched by: Navi

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/na/navi/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

navi 2.24.0-r0

An interactive cheatsheet tool for the command-line

https://github.com/denisidoro/navi

sudo apk add navi

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: navi
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Navi

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: navi from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

navi-bash-plugin 2.24.0-r0

Bash plugin for navi (key bindings)

https://github.com/denisidoro/navi

sudo apk add navi-bash-plugin

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: navi
normalized package name match
Matched by: Navi

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: navi-bash-plugin from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

navi-fish-plugin 2.24.0-r0

Fish plugin for navi (key bindings)

https://github.com/denisidoro/navi

sudo apk add navi-fish-plugin

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: navi
normalized package name match
Matched by: Navi

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: navi-fish-plugin from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

navi-zsh-plugin 2.24.0-r0

Zsh plugin for navi (key bindings)

https://github.com/denisidoro/navi

sudo apk add navi-zsh-plugin

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: navi
normalized package name match
Matched by: Navi

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: navi-zsh-plugin from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

navi 2.20.1-13.fc44

Interactive cheatsheet tool for the command-line

https://crates.io/crates/navi

sudo dnf install navi

License: Apache-2.0 AND CC0-1.0 AND MIT AND Unicode-DFS-2016 AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0) AND (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND (Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: rust-navi
5 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Navi

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: navi from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

navi 2.24.0-1

An interactive cheatsheet tool for the command-line

https://github.com/denisidoro/navi

sudo pacman -S navi

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Navi

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: navi from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

navi

sudo port install navi

normalized package name match
Matched by: Navi

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/navi/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/navi

scoop install main/navi

normalized package name match
Matched by: Navi

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/navi.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/navi.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install navi with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Windows

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources