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Manuals vs Biblioteca: catalog facts
Manuals	Biblioteca
Best for: GNOME and GTK developers reading API documentation offline	Best for: Developers writing GNOME and GTK apps who want offline docs
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Linux	Linux
Indexes local devhelp documentation Browse documentation by SDK All 3 strengths for Manuals Indexes local devhelp documentation Browse documentation by SDK Fast free-form search	Reads GNOME documentation without an internet connection Native GNOME interface All 3 strengths for Biblioteca Reads GNOME documentation without an internet connection Native GNOME interface Available on Flathub
Linux only Mainly useful for GTK and GNOME development	Limited to GNOME documentation Small project with infrequent updates
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Manuals apps.gnome.org/Manuals Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Biblioteca biblioteca.sonny.re Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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