Is there any API Document Browser like Dash on Ubuntu?

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I've seen my friend enjoy using Dash, in which you could look up all kinds of language document, Java, c#, Android, Javascript, JQuery, etc. That makes life much much more easier!! Does Anyone knows if there's alternative on Ubuntu? I search desperately but no

Dash: Code snippet manager and Cocoa documentation browser.

score 55 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 05 '14 at 03:48

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You might want to check out Zeal. I just started implementing it this weekend. It's intended to be a documentation browser like Dash, working on Linux.

Here is a screenshot:

Zeal Screenshot

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answered Jan 20 '13 at 08:36

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Didn't know Zeal. Looks promising, very dash-like, although it lacks the snippets functionallity. – ccamara Nov 04 '13 at 22:00

score 15 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 29 '14 at 23:12

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Perhaps devdocs.io would be an option. It is also available as app extension for google chrome.

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answered Apr 29 '14 at 19:22

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You could at least provide a link ;) – Seth Apr 29 '14 at 19:53
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like it! but my chrome just get fatter & fatter. LOL – Robert Dec 12 '15 at 06:16
It's really cool, has even an offline feature. – czerasz Sep 15 '16 at 12:39

score 4 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 11 '17 at 19:03

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devhelp Install devhelp may help you

Devhelp is an API documentation browser for GTK+ and GNOME. It works natively with gtk-doc (the API reference framework developed for GTK+ and used throughout GNOME for API documentation). If you use gtk-doc with your project, you can use Devhelp to browse the documentation.

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answered Oct 27 '12 at 03:18

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Mar 13 '18 at 12:49

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For JQuery there is JQAPI. You can even install it as package!

$ sudo apt-get install jquery-alternative-doc

Then browse to this file in your browser.

file:///usr/share/doc/jquery-alternative-doc/index.html

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answered Nov 17 '12 at 08:58

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This doesn't really answer the OP. Dash is a native desktop client that provides useful search features, and it downloads docsets or uses local docsets. – jrhorn424 Sep 03 '13 at 14:44

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered May 10 '15 at 08:58

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If you use emacs then give helm-dash a try.

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Is there any API Document Browser like Dash on Ubuntu?

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