Dash – Snippet Manager, Documentation Browser

Dash is a Code Snippet Manager and Documentation Browser. Dash stores snippets of code and searches iOS, Mac and custom docsets. Android, Java, Perl, Python, PHP, Ruby, jQuery, Cocos2D docsets are included. Generate your own docsets by following instructions here. Dash is currently free while in beta and is in active development.

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Snippet Manager Features: 
  • Collect snippets of code that you reuse often.
  • Snippet detection. Dash will suggest snippets based on what you copy and paste.
  • 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.
  • Tag Cloud scales tags based on usage count.

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.

Documentation Browser Features: 

  • Search Cocoa reference in iOS, Mac and custom docsets.
  • Included custom docsets: Android, Java, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, jQuery, Cocos2D.
  • Classes and methods have their own wiki pages.
  • Methods are conveniently shown in a special Table of Contents.
  • Easily switch between platforms by clicking on search result icon.
  • Fuzzy search. Don’t let misspells get in your way.
  • Built for speed. Searching is almost instant.

Other Features: 

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

Try it now! Dash is currently available on the Mac App Store for free. You can find it here.