Manuals AlternativesDocumentation Browsers and other similar apps like Manuals

Manuals is described as 'Install, browse, and search developer documentation' and is a documentation browser in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Manuals for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Web-based, Mac, Windows and Flathub apps. The best Manuals alternative is Code Wiki, which is free. Other great apps like Manuals are DevDocs, Zeal, Dash for macOS and Biblioteca.

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  1. Code Wiki icon
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    AI powers interactive knowledge bases that update with every code change, generate diagrams, offer instant navigation from docs to source, allow natural language questions, and simplify architectural understanding by linking every section and update in real-time.

    16 Code Wiki alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Code Wiki is the most popular Web-based alternative to Manuals.

    • Code Wiki is the most popular free alternative to Manuals.

    • Code Wiki is Free and ProprietaryManuals is Free and Open Source
  2. DevDocs icon
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    Offers a single interface for accessing numerous developer documentations with instant fuzzy search, offline functionality, multi-version support, ad-free experience, mobile optimization, dark mode, keyboard shortcuts, and open-source licensing, for convenient reference.

    11 DevDocs alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • DevDocs is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Manuals.

    • DevDocs is the most popular Open Source alternative to Manuals.

    • DevDocs is Free and Open SourceManuals is also Free and Open Source
  3. Zeal icon
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    Zeal is a simple offline API documentation browser inspired by Dash (OS X app), available for Linux and Windows.

    12 Zeal alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
    • Zeal is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Manuals.

    • Zeal is Free and Open SourceManuals is also Free and Open Source
  4. Dash for macOS icon
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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

    Application type

    Platforms

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

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

    • Dash for macOS is Paid and ProprietaryManuals is Free and Open Source
  5. Biblioteca icon
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    Biblioteca is a software that provides a platform for users to access and read GNOME documentation. The software includes a range of features that enhance its functionality and user experience. These features include offline documentation, which allows users to access the...

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  6. Read The Docs icon
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    Read the Docs hosts documentation for the open source community. It supports Sphinx docs written with reStructuredText, and can pull from your Subversion, Bazaar, Git, and Mercurial repositories. The code is open source, and available on github.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Zest icon
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    Offline search tool for developers. Find what you need without the need for Internet access.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Velocity icon
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    Velocity gives your Windows desktop offline access to over 150 API documentation sets provided by Dash for macOS for Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9.  4 likes

    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
     
  10. Devhelp icon
     5 likes

    Devhelp is a GTK+/GNOME browser for API documentation; it works natively with gtk-doc (which is the API reference format for GTK+/GNOME documentation).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  11. Syntax Nut is a website to provide quick cheat sheets and nutshells on popular programming and scripting languages. When working on multiple languages or learning a new one it can be difficult to remember the specific syntax.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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