zealdocs/zeal
Offline documentation browser. Your personal reference library, searchable in an instant. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
93/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 83
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 74.5
- age_days: 4974
- days_rel: 36
- days_push: 15
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
12778 stars · 836 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Zeal is an offline documentation browser for Windows and Linux, inspired by macOS's Dash, that lets developers download and search hundreds of API docsets instantly. It supports the Dash docset format with scoped queries (e.g. `python:pprint`) and a command-line launcher.
Use cases
- browse programming language and library docs offline
- instantly search API references across multiple docsets
- look up documentation without an internet connection
- search docs from the command line like `zeal python:pprint`
- filter searches to specific docsets like `cpp:vector`
- replace Dash on Windows or Linux
When to choose
- you need offline access to API documentation on Windows or Linux
- you want fast, keyboard-driven search across many docsets
- you already use Dash docsets or the Dash ecosystem
When to avoid
- you are on macOS and can use Dash directly
- you need always-up-to-date online docs with community comments
- you need a web-based or team-shared documentation portal
Facets
application · maturity active
documentation search-engine developer-tools documentation developer-tools windows cross-platform offline-documentation docsets dash-compatible qt api-reference instant-search command-line linux desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal · fetched 2026-08-28 · a44a5fc230d7
- homepage: https://zealdocs.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2b65d63f9b58
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zealdocs/zeal | main | 93 |
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