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Manuals vs Dash: catalog facts
Manuals	Dash
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Best for: GNOME and GTK developers reading API documentation offline	Best for: Offline API documentation browser and snippet manager for macOS
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Paid A one-time purchase is required. A trial with periodic prompts is available.
Linux	macOS
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	Completely offline documentation search with instant results Snippet manager with expandable placeholders across applications
Linux only Mainly useful for GTK and GNOME development	macOS only, paid licence Documentation sets must be kept updated manually
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
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 Dash kapeli.com/dash Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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