Dash 3 - API Docs & Snippets. Integrates with Xcode, Alfred, TextWrangler and many more. at Mac App Store analyse

••• Dash is free to download and try out. However, you can purchase Dash using an In-App Purchase •••

Instant search and offline access to any API documentation you may need.

Dash is an API Documentation Browser and Code Snippet Manager. Dash helps you store snippets of code, as well as instantly search and browse documentation for almost any API you might use (for a full list, see below).

Documentation Browser Features:
• Offline Documentation: iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, Swift, Man Pages, .NET Framework, ActionScript, Akka, Android, AngularJS, Angular.dart, Ansible, Apache, Appcelerator Titanium, AppleScript, Arduino, Backbone, Bash, Boost, Bootstrap, Bourbon, Bourbon Neat, C, C++, CakePHP, Cappuccino, Chai, Chef, Clojure, CMake, Cocos2D, Cocos2D-X, CodeIgniter, CoffeeScript, ColdFusion, Common Lisp, Compass, Cordova, Corona, CSS, D3.js, Dart, Django, Docker, Doctrine ORM, Dojo Toolkit, Drupal, ElasticSearch, Elixir, Emacs Lisp, Ember.js, Emmet.io, Erlang, Express.js, Expression Engine, ExtJS, Flask, Font Awesome, Foundation, GLib, Go, Gradle, Grails, Groovy, Grunt, Gulp, Haml, Handlebars, Haskell, HTML, Ionic, Jade, Jasmine, Java SE, Java EE, JavaFX, JavaScript, Joomla, jQuery, jQuery Mobile, jQuery UI, Julia, Knockout.js, Kobold2D, Laravel, LaTeX, Less, Lo-Dash, Lua, Marionette.js, Meteor, MomentJS, MongoDB, Mongoose, Mono, MooTools, MySQL, Nginx, Node.js, NumPy, OCaml, OpenCV, OpenGL, Perl, Phalcon, PhoneGap, PHP, PHPUnit, Play Framework, Polymer.dart, PostgreSQL, Processing.org, Prototype, Puppet, Python, Qt, R, Racket, React, Redis, RequireJS, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Rust, Sass, SaltStack, Scala, SciPy, Semantic UI, Sencha Touch, Sinon, Smarty, Sparrow, Spring Framework, SproutCore, SQLAlchemy, SQLite, Statamic, SVG, Symfony, Tcl, Tornado, Twig, Twisted, TypeScript, TYPO3, Underscore.js, Unity 3D, Vagrant, Vim, VMware vSphere, WordPress, Xamarin, Xojo, XSLT, XUL, Yii, YUI, Zend Framework, Zepto.js.
• Download docsets from CocoaDocs.org, RubyGems.org, Maven.org (Java and Scala), Packagist.org (PHP), HexDocs.pm (Elixir and Erlang), Hackage (Haskell), DartDocs.org and GoDoc.org.
• Supports docsets generated using popular tools like Appledoc and Doxygen.
• Methods are conveniently shown in a special Table of Contents.
• Highlighted in-page search.
• Save bookmarks of your most used documentation pages.
• Create search profiles to easily switch between docsets.
• Easily search specific docsets by defining keyword filters (e.g. start your query with "ruby:" to search only the Ruby documentation).
• Integration plugins for: Xcode, Alfred, Quicksilver, LaunchBar, Coda, Espresso, PopClip, Sublime Text, Atom, Brackets, Chocolat, Emacs, Vim, BBEdit, TextWrangler, TextMate, Eclipse, AppCode, Android Studio, IntelliJ Idea, RubyMine, WebStorm, PhpStorm, PyCharm, Terminal, AppleScript.
• Easily integrate with any other application using the "dash://" URL scheme or the "Look up in Dash" system service.
• Annotate any documentation page and view public annotations.
• Use alongside Dash for iOS to turn your iOS device into a remote screen just for documentation.
• Fuzzy search. Dont let misspells get in your way.
• Built for speed. Searching is almost instant.

Snippet Manager Features:
• Collect snippets of code that you reuse often.
• Sync by saving your library in Dropbox.
• Over 80 syntaxes for code highlighting.
• Variable Placeholders can be edited before pasting.
• Abbreviations are expanded wherever you type them.

Special Snippet Placeholders:
• @clipboard expands into the contents of the clipboard.
• @cursor repositions the cursor after expansion.
• @date expands into the current date.
• @time expands into the current time.

Other Features:
• Retina-ready.
• Multi-Touch Gestures.
• Menu item or dock application, always one keyboard shortcut away.
• Users that want to use Dash only as a Snippet Manager or Documentation Browser, can do so.

In-App Purchases
• Dash will nag and annoy you every now and then, in order to purchase.

immediate assistance from developer

• ☆☆☆☆☆   dvandusen 9 years ago

Had a problem on first attempts to install. Developer got on it ASAP - Dash 3 is not that major an upgrade, so it might not be worth the inApp purchase, but it works really well and I had great results from dash 2. This deserves 5 STARS but developer should consider the expectations he is setting for users in demanding fees often through inApp purchases or other tie-in purchases.

Incredibly greedy developer

• ☆☆☆☆☆   sicavalentine 9 years ago

Judging from the way this developer does business we can expect version 4 to come out in a few months and cost another $10. It’s a shame because this is a wonderful app ruined by a shady developer.

Great app

• ☆☆☆☆☆   Stee-rider 9 years ago

There really aren’t enough great things to say about this app. It’s really put together well. My only complaint is that it was far too soon between me buying the app and having to buy it again. The developer should really space out the paid upgrades more — a lot more.

Upgrade Issue

• ☆☆☆☆☆   Alexander Herrera 9 years ago

I’m a little confused. I have Dash 2 and paid for it and it has been amazing. I downloaded Dash 3 and been trying to restore the purchase and I’m getting an error. Can I restore the purchase od Dash 2 to Dash 3 or do I need to purchase it again for Dash 3?

Definitely worth it

• ☆☆☆☆☆   MartineLizardo 9 years ago

I understand why some people are upset about the paid upgrade for Dash 3 when there aren’t that many new features, but I still think it’s a great deal. I use this app all the time and it is incredibly useful. The developer is responsive and frequently released new features for Dash 2. I view this upgrade as investing in the apps further development. Sure, it doesn’t have many improvements over Dash 2 yet, but it will receive feature updates in the future that makes it worth paying for now. Why wait until the developer is finished with every new feature before releasing the new version? Isn’t it better to get each improvement as it is released rather than waiting to release them all in a single big update? All of that being said, the app could use some improvements. I think the UI and UX needs some love. In particular, the tabs are ugly and don’t have the normal functionality that tabs do in browsers (you can’t reopen closed tabs, for example). Additionally, the snippets functionality could be more robust which the new SnippetsLab app has demonstrated. However, the app is still a total deal at just $10 and I am confident it will continue to receive updates and great new features.

completely worth it

• ☆☆☆☆☆   jleoxii13 9 years ago

I rely on this tool, because I need to quickly get at the information required to restart a system or troubleshoot a problem on a production server. If I learn to use the snippets feature, I bet I would be much faster. But this works very well. Its very inexpensive. Real software costs money folks. You try feeding your hungry kids C, Java, or Perl. To be honest, this is where Apple did a diservice….this whole five dollar economy for software rarely produces anything good. This is a great tool, and a counter-example to the norm on the Apple Store.

An integral part of my workday

• ☆☆☆☆☆   CharmCityAppDude 9 years ago

Dash is one of the most heavily used tools in my arsenal. Having docs at my fingertips, online or offline is a game changer. This is worth easily four times what the developer charges for it. For the few other reviewers who feel “cheated” or that it’s not worth the price you’d do well take a look in the mirror at what you do and compare it to the obvious care the author put into this and reassess your judgements.

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