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# Zeal
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Zeal is a simple offline documentation browser inspired by [Dash](https://kapeli.com/dash).
![Screenshot](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/assets/714940/e8443bb4-ccb9-469b-89d6-b5b3bfc7e239)
## Download
Get binary builds for Windows and Linux from the [download page](https://zealdocs.org/download.html).
## How to use
After installing Zeal go to `Tools->Docsets`, select the ones you want, and click the `Download` button.
## How to compile
### Build dependencies
* [CMake](https://cmake.org/).
* [Qt](https://www.qt.io/) version 5.9.5 or above. Required module: Qt WebEngine Widgets.
* [libarchive](https://libarchive.org/).
* [SQLite](https://sqlite.org/).
* X11 platforms only: Qt X11 Extras and `xcb-util-keysyms`.
### Build instructions
```sh
cmake -B build
cmake --build build
```
More detailed instructions are available in the [wiki](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/wiki).
## Query & Filter docsets
You can limit the search scope by using ':' to indicate the desired docsets:
`java:BaseDAO`
You can also search multiple docsets separating them with a comma:
`python,django:string`
## Command line
If you prefer, you can start Zeal with a query from the command line:
`zeal python:pprint`
## Create your own docsets
Follow instructions in the [Dash docset generation guide](https://kapeli.com/docsets).
## Contact and Support
We want your feedback! Here's a list of different ways to contact developers and request help:
* Report bugs and submit feature requests to [GitHub issues](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/issues).
* Reach developers and other Zeal users in `#zealdocs` IRC channel on [Libera Chat](https://libera.chat) ([web client](https://web.libera.chat/#zealdocs)).
* Ask any questions in our [GitHub discussions](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/discussions).
* Do not forget to follow [@zealdocs](https://twitter.com/zealdocs) on Twitter!
* Finally, for private communication shoot an email to <support@zealdocs.org>.
## License
This software is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3) or later. Full text of the license is available in the [COPYING](COPYING) file and [online](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html).