Oleg ShparberZeal
Zeal is a simple offline documentation browser inspired by Dash.
Download
Get binary builds for Windows and Linux from the download page.
How to use
After installing Zeal go to Tools->Docsets, select the ones you want, and click the Download button.
How to compile
Build dependencies
- CMake.
- Qt version 6.4.2 or above. Required module: Qt WebEngine Widgets.
- libarchive.
- SQLite.
- Linux/BSD platforms:
extra-cmake-modules. - X11 platforms only:
libxkbcommon,xcb-util-keysyms.
Build instructions
cmake -B build
cmake --build build
More detailed instructions are available in the wiki.
Query & Filter docsets
You can limit the search scope by using ':' to indicate the desired docsets:
java:BaseDAO
You can also search multiple docsets separating them with a comma:
python,django:string
Command line
If you prefer, you can start Zeal with a query from the command line:
zeal python:pprint
Create your own docsets
Follow instructions in the Dash docset generation guide.
Contact and Support
We want your feedback! Here's a list of different ways to contact developers and request help:
- Report bugs and submit feature requests to GitHub issues.
- Reach developers and other Zeal users in
#zealdocsIRC channel on Libera Chat (web client). - Ask any questions in our GitHub discussions.
- Do not forget to follow @zealdocs on Twitter!
- Finally, for private communication shoot an email to support@zealdocs.org.
License
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 file and online.