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batccat
Free

Free and open source, dual licensed under the Apache 2.0 and MIT licences.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT license.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Command line
  • Syntax highlighting for a very large number of languages
  • Git integration showing added and modified lines in the margin
  • Highlights syntax in seven listed languages
  • Works as a terminal replacement for cat
  • Command line only
  • Slower than cat on very large files because of the highlighting
  • Syntax highlighting supports JavaScript, Java, Ruby, Python, Go, C, and JSON
  • Shell completion is provided for Zsh only
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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