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# Zeal
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[](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/releases)
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[](https://gitter.im/zealdocs/zeal)
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[](https://web.libera.chat/#zealdocs )
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[](https://telegram.me/zealdocsapp)
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[](https://twitter.com/zealdocs)
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Zeal is a simple offline documentation browser inspired by [Dash ](https://kapeli.com/dash ).
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## Download
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Get binary builds for Windows and Linux from the [download page ](https://zealdocs.org/download.html ).
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## How to use
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After installing Zeal go to `Tools->Docsets` , select the ones you want, and click the `Download` button.
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## How to compile
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### Build dependencies
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* [CMake ](https://cmake.org/ ).
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* [Qt ](https://www.qt.io/ ) version 5.15.2 or above. Required module: Qt WebEngine Widgets.
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* [libarchive ](https://libarchive.org/ ).
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* [SQLite ](https://sqlite.org/ ).
* X11 platforms only: Qt X11 Extras and `xcb-util-keysyms` .
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### Build instructions
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``` sh
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cmake -B build
cmake --build build
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```
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More detailed instructions are available in the [wiki ](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/wiki ).
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## Query & Filter docsets
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You can limit the search scope by using ':' to indicate the desired docsets:
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`java:BaseDAO`
You can also search multiple docsets separating them with a comma:
`python,django:string`
## Command line
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If you prefer, you can start Zeal with a query from the command line:
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`zeal python:pprint`
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## Create your own docsets
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Follow instructions in the [Dash docset generation guide ](https://kapeli.com/docsets ).
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## Contact and Support
We want your feedback! Here's a list of different ways to contact developers and request help:
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* Report bugs and submit feature requests to [GitHub issues ](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/issues ).
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* Reach developers and other Zeal users in `#zealdocs` IRC channel on [Libera Chat ](https://libera.chat ) ([web client ](https://web.libera.chat/#zealdocs )).
* Ask any questions in our [GitHub discussions ](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/discussions ).
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* Do not forget to follow [@zealdocs ](https://twitter.com/zealdocs ) on Twitter!
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* Finally, for private communication shoot an email to <support@zealdocs .org>.
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## License
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This software is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3) or later. Full text of the license is available in the [COPYING ](COPYING ) file and [online ](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html ).
