# egoist/devdocs-desktop

🗂 A full-featured desktop app for DevDocs.io.

Repository: https://github.com/egoist/devdocs-desktop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/devdocs-desktop
Homepage: https://devdocs.egoist.sh
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: devdocs, desktop-app, hacktoberfest
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-12-25T14:49:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3676, "days_push": 1712, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3108, forks 194 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:43.817442+00:00)

## What it is
An unofficial cross-platform desktop application wrapping DevDocs.io, which aggregates many API documentations into a fast, searchable interface. It adds background behavior, tray/dock integration, and a global shortcut to the web experience.

## Use cases
- browse API documentation offline in a desktop app
- search multiple API docs from one place
- toggle a docs window with a global keyboard shortcut
- keep documentation running in the system tray
- avoid keeping a browser tab open for DevDocs

## When to choose
- you use DevDocs.io daily and want a native-feeling desktop wrapper
- you want quick global-shortcut access to API docs on macOS, Windows, or Linux
- you prefer tray/dock background apps over browser tabs

## When to avoid
- you need features like tabs or menubar mode, which are only planned, not implemented
- you want actively maintained software - the latest release is from late 2021
- you are fine with just using devdocs.io in a browser

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, search-engine, gui
- domain: developer-tools, documentation, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: devdocs, api-documentation, electron, offline-docs, docs-browser, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- egoist/devdocs-desktop (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:43.817442+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 2026-08-30T07:26:52.071195+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/egoist/devdocs-desktop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:43.817442+00:00, sha bd353849464b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.