Zeal Alternatives for Mac

Zeal is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Dash for macOS. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Zest or dasht. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Zeal and five of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Zeal are Rust Search Extension and PHP Function Index.

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  1. Dash for macOS icon

    Dash for macOS

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    Dash is an API Documentation Browser and Code Snippet Manager. Dash stores snippets of code and instantly searches offline documentation sets for almost any API you might use. You can even generate your own docsets or request docsets to be included.

    15 Dash for macOS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    They are basically twins, since both find documentation by pressing on a keyboard shortcut.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Dash for macOS is a great Zeal alternative.

    • Dash for macOS is the most popular Mac alternative to Zeal.

    • Dash for macOS is the most popular commercial alternative to Zeal.

    • Dash for macOS is Paid and ProprietaryZeal is Free and Open Source
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    Zest

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    Offline search tool for developers. Find what you need without the need for Internet access.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Zest is the most popular Linux alternative to Zeal.

    • Zest is Free and Open SourceZeal is also Free and Open Source

  4. dasht

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    A collection of shell scripts for searching, browsing, and managing API documentation (in the form of 150+ offline documentation sets, courtesy of Dash for OS X) from the terminal or browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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    easy to deploy, has vim plugin

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • dasht is Free and Open SourceZeal is also Free and Open Source
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    Rust Search Extension

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    A handy browser extension to search Rust docs and crates, etc in the address bar instantly!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
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