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If you're on a mac you might want to check out Dash http://kapeli.com/dash http://kapeli.com/dash Very simliar goal, but offline and instant. After using it fo

by johtso 13y ago

If you're on a mac you might want to check out Dash http://kapeli.com/dash http://kapeli.com/dash Very simliar goal, but offline and instant. After using it for a while it's hard to imagine going back to reading documentation in a web-browser.

rafifyalda 13y ago
Not to mention you can import and make your own DocSets, can integrate it with Xcode and much more. If you're developing anything on a Mac, you should probably have this installed (and pay to support it of course). It's also a snippet manager, though I don't think many people use it for that purpose.
- orta 13y ago
  Dash has great support for CocoaDocs too so you can import open source libraries' DocSets. ( disclaimer: I made CocoaDocs. ) for example: http://cocoadocs.org/docsets/AFNetworking/1.3.1/ http://cocoadocs.org/docsets/AFNetworking/1.3.1/
adamauckland 13y ago
I concur, Dash is ace and a godsend when coding far away from Internet access.
zorbo 13y ago
FYI, Apparently there is a clone for Linux called ZealDocs (http://zealdocs.org/ http://zealdocs.org/).
- bliker 13y ago
  But only with fraction of content...
  - zorbo 13y ago
    It seems to be compatible with Dash's DocSets, so you could use those on it.
    - Legion 13y ago
      This capability is what took me from trying the Dash demo to paying for the app. Once the content became something I could use on all my computers and not just the Macs, it became worth the money. Being cool and cooperative with Zeal earned the Dash developer at least one sale.
AaronO 13y ago
I built http://doks.io http://doks.io Which supports all the documentation Dash does. (The web UI is pretty simple, it was built in an evening). But both the server side and the web UI are open source. If you like Dash, you might like Doks
- chid 13y ago
  This seems nice. I wonder if this could be made into a ST2/3 client :)
- Siecje 13y ago
  I can't type quickly in the search field. Kind of a bid deal.
Osmium 13y ago
Love Dash (and own a license), but there was sadly some controversy regarding their new icon and "inspiration" recently. Will try and find a link... Edit: so the old Dash icon was a free icon from http://www.yootheme.com/icons/freebies http://www.yootheme.com/icons/freebies (the cat one). Recently this icon was replaced with a custom one, which makes sense, except the new Dash icon seems to be heavily "inspired" by somebody else's work -- http://dribbble.com/shots/913643-Chrome-replacement-icon http://dribbble.com/shots/913643-Chrome-replacement-icon See the comparison here: http://twitpic.com/ciu8a7 http://twitpic.com/ciu8a7 Relevant tweets: [Dash dev] https://twitter.com/kapeli/status/328037766166368256 https://twitter.com/kapeli/status/328037766166368256 https://twitter.com/kapeli/status/328112260805451779 https://twitter.com/kapeli/status/328112260805451779 [Icon designer] https://twitter.com/wakaba_en/status/328075341618892800 https://twitter.com/wakaba_en/status/328075341618892800 Seems like the Dash dev disagrees with the icon author on where the line between "inspiration" and "plagiarism" lies. It doesn't help that there's a language barrier between the icon author and Dash developer. Icon designer even proposed an alternative icon: http://dribbble.com/shots/1046492-Dash-app-replacement-icon http://dribbble.com/shots/1046492-Dash-app-replacement-icon But sadly it seems like this issue hasn't been rectified, but has just been forgotten about. I only found out about this after I'd bought a license; I'm posting this here in case someone else finds it relevant to their purchasing decisions.
- atwebb 13y ago
  I'm not familiar with the controversy besides what you posted, but my take away is that icon dev has some talent. The bookcase D is clever and well done, at least at that size.
- isxek 13y ago
  In the link for the alternative icon, the icon designer has declined to enter any new discussions, as he felt "insulted" with the Dash developer's reactions on Twitter. He feels any more discussion is "a waste of time." At any rate, I wish we non-Mac users had something like Dash.
  - Osmium 13y ago
    In the interests of quoting the full context rather than just a few words, here's what he said in full: "Dear The Great Developer of "Dash.app". I do not ask you anymore. I do not say anything about your icon. It's a waste of time. But I am vindictive. Conversely, I inspired from your icon. This is the way of my protest. This time, you do not plagiarize this my icon, please. Sayonara さよなら." It seems the designer is Japanese, so there might be a language/cultural barrier too, but for what it's worth I think I would feel insulted by the Dash developer's reactions too!
frankcaron 13y ago
Wow. I hadn't heard of this; looks amazing. Thanks for the heads up!
ChrisLTD 13y ago
I love Dash, it's saved my butt when I've had spotty or zero Internet access. However, I've found that on my laptop it is far faster to do a web search for documentation than it is for Dash to do the search locally.

by johtso 13y ago

rafifyalda 13y ago

Not to mention you can import and make your own DocSets, can integrate it with Xcode and much more. If you're developing anything on a Mac, you should probably have this installed (and pay to support it of course). It's also a snippet manager, though I don't think many people use it for that purpose.

orta 13y ago
Dash has great support for CocoaDocs too so you can import open source libraries' DocSets. ( disclaimer: I made CocoaDocs. ) for example: http://cocoadocs.org/docsets/AFNetworking/1.3.1/ http://cocoadocs.org/docsets/AFNetworking/1.3.1/

adamauckland 13y ago

I concur, Dash is ace and a godsend when coding far away from Internet access.

zorbo 13y ago

FYI, Apparently there is a clone for Linux called ZealDocs (http://zealdocs.org/ http://zealdocs.org/).

bliker 13y ago
But only with fraction of content...
- zorbo 13y ago
  It seems to be compatible with Dash's DocSets, so you could use those on it.
  - Legion 13y ago
    This capability is what took me from trying the Dash demo to paying for the app. Once the content became something I could use on all my computers and not just the Macs, it became worth the money. Being cool and cooperative with Zeal earned the Dash developer at least one sale.

AaronO 13y ago

I built http://doks.io http://doks.io Which supports all the documentation Dash does. (The web UI is pretty simple, it was built in an evening). But both the server side and the web UI are open source. If you like Dash, you might like Doks

chid 13y ago
This seems nice. I wonder if this could be made into a ST2/3 client :)
Siecje 13y ago
I can't type quickly in the search field. Kind of a bid deal.

Osmium 13y ago

Love Dash (and own a license), but there was sadly some controversy regarding their new icon and "inspiration" recently. Will try and find a link... Edit: so the old Dash icon was a free icon from http://www.yootheme.com/icons/freebies http://www.yootheme.com/icons/freebies (the cat one). Recently this icon was replaced with a custom one, which makes sense, except the new Dash icon seems to be heavily "inspired" by somebody else's work -- http://dribbble.com/shots/913643-Chrome-replacement-icon http://dribbble.com/shots/913643-Chrome-replacement-icon See the comparison here: http://twitpic.com/ciu8a7 http://twitpic.com/ciu8a7 Relevant tweets: [Dash dev] https://twitter.com/kapeli/status/328037766166368256 https://twitter.com/kapeli/status/328037766166368256 https://twitter.com/kapeli/status/328112260805451779 https://twitter.com/kapeli/status/328112260805451779 [Icon designer] https://twitter.com/wakaba_en/status/328075341618892800 https://twitter.com/wakaba_en/status/328075341618892800 Seems like the Dash dev disagrees with the icon author on where the line between "inspiration" and "plagiarism" lies. It doesn't help that there's a language barrier between the icon author and Dash developer. Icon designer even proposed an alternative icon: http://dribbble.com/shots/1046492-Dash-app-replacement-icon http://dribbble.com/shots/1046492-Dash-app-replacement-icon But sadly it seems like this issue hasn't been rectified, but has just been forgotten about. I only found out about this after I'd bought a license; I'm posting this here in case someone else finds it relevant to their purchasing decisions.

atwebb 13y ago
I'm not familiar with the controversy besides what you posted, but my take away is that icon dev has some talent. The bookcase D is clever and well done, at least at that size.
isxek 13y ago
In the link for the alternative icon, the icon designer has declined to enter any new discussions, as he felt "insulted" with the Dash developer's reactions on Twitter. He feels any more discussion is "a waste of time." At any rate, I wish we non-Mac users had something like Dash.
- Osmium 13y ago
  In the interests of quoting the full context rather than just a few words, here's what he said in full: "Dear The Great Developer of "Dash.app". I do not ask you anymore. I do not say anything about your icon. It's a waste of time. But I am vindictive. Conversely, I inspired from your icon. This is the way of my protest. This time, you do not plagiarize this my icon, please. Sayonara さよなら." It seems the designer is Japanese, so there might be a language/cultural barrier too, but for what it's worth I think I would feel insulted by the Dash developer's reactions too!

frankcaron 13y ago

Wow. I hadn't heard of this; looks amazing. Thanks for the heads up!

ChrisLTD 13y ago

I love Dash, it's saved my butt when I've had spotty or zero Internet access. However, I've found that on my laptop it is far faster to do a web search for documentation than it is for Dash to do the search locally.