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Dash

Instant offline access to 200+ API documentation sets and 100+ cheat sheets

Dash gives you searchable, offline API documentation and reusable code snippets on your Mac, so you can look up references while developing.

by Popescu N.M. Bogdan PFA · 99% positive (1,213)

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What you get

You can find API answers offline and reuse code you've already written.

Dash gives you a local reference library for development, so you can check API details without an internet connection. You choose from more than 200 documentation sets, download the ones you need, and search them on your Mac. You also get more than 100 cheat sheets for looking up commands and keyboard shortcuts.

You can keep searches relevant to your current work by grouping documentation into profiles, such as separate collections for iOS and web projects. Keywords let you search a specific documentation set rather than sift through unrelated results. If you need documentation beyond the supplied collection, you can generate your own sets through supported package managers.

You can also save code you use repeatedly, find it by tags, and expand it in any app. Placeholders such as dates and times let you adapt saved snippets without rewriting them from scratch.

  • Keep references available offline

    You can download the API documentation you need and search it even when you have no internet connection.

  • Find relevant answers

    You can narrow searches with task-specific profiles and documentation keywords, keeping unrelated references out of your results.

  • Avoid rewriting familiar code

    You can save reusable snippets, locate them by tags, and expand them in any app with date and time placeholders.

  • Cover your own stack

    You can generate additional documentation sets through supported package managers when the supplied collection doesn't cover what you need.

Best for

  • You develop while traveling or working without reliable internet
  • You switch between several languages or development stacks
  • You repeatedly reuse the same code fragments

Skip it if

You probably don't need Dash if you rarely consult API documentation and don't reuse code snippets.

Screenshots

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From the developer

Dash is one of the most valuable shortcuts for developers, a handy API documentation browser with 200+ ready-to-use docsets and code snippet manager for macOS. With this app, you always have the right set of documentation at hand — easy to search and available offline.
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