# omz/Dash-Plugin-for-Xcode

Plugin for Xcode to integrate the Dash documentation viewer app

Repository: https://github.com/omz/Dash-Plugin-for-Xcode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dash-plugin-for-xcode
Language: Objective-C
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-10-23T06:44:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 54/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 48, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5097, "days_push": 314, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1522, forks 186 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:57.945960+00:00)

## What it is
An Xcode plugin (OMQuickHelp) that integrates the Dash documentation viewer app, letting Option-Click or keyboard shortcuts open Dash instead of Xcode's built-in documentation viewer. It only works with Xcode 7 and earlier; the author recommends using Dash's built-in global search shortcut on Xcode 8+.

## Use cases
- open Dash docs for the selected symbol in Xcode
- replace Xcode's documentation viewer with Dash
- automatically detect iOS vs macOS docsets from the active scheme
- install Dash integration via Alcatraz

## When to choose
- you are still using Xcode 7 or earlier and prefer Dash for API documentation
- you want automatic docset switching based on your Xcode scheme

## When to avoid
- you use Xcode 8 or newer, where the plugin does not work
- you are fine with Dash's global 'Search using selected text' shortcut instead of an extension

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: documentation, editor, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, documentation, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin
- tags: xcode-plugin, dash, api-docs, objective-c, quick-help, macos

## Member repositories
- omz/Dash-Plugin-for-Xcode (main) score 54

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:57.945960+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:31:48.571184+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/omz/Dash-Plugin-for-Xcode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:57.945960+00:00, sha c5f8dc62d458)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.