Zeal

Offline documentation browser for software developers with instant search access to API documentation.

What’s new

Verified 52m ago

Version 0.8.1 Released 2026-04-04

## [0.8.1](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/compare/v0.8.0...v0.8.1) (2026-04-04)

### Features

* **ui:** add browser-style sidebar navigation ([#1792](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/issues/1792)) ([7cf326e](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/commit/7cf326ea60c63c3c652c5aca5f97aa53e7dde58c))

### Bug Fixes

* **app:** avoid graphics init for CLI parser ([#1786](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/issues/1786)) ([96fb760](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/commit/96fb76048057388fcddde031cf878e132597d839))
* **app:** prevent white flash on startup ([#1779](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/issues/1779)) ([5d4803f](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/commit/5d4803f273234811c825400e0cc1c90debf88fba))
* **browser:** fix find-in-page highlight disappearing ([83874eb](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/commit/83874eb01d2bc9b6279316f987900d8f6c57cdc6))
* **browser:** respect WebWindowType in createWindow ([4156835](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/commit/41568351f70b318af24bd815a7130cbdcf465aa8))
* **cmake:** handle missing git tags in forks ([e1ed1b8](https://github.com/zealdocs/zeal/commit/e1ed1b8f0b68639ebc9de16ea8161d6a02daab78))
* **core:** case-insensitive file lookup on 404 ([#1773](https:/

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Attribute	Zeal This page	Pake	Visual Studio Code	Lamda
Developer	Oleg Shparber	tw93	Microsoft	firerpa
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Platforms	Windows	Windows	Linux, macOS, Windows	Windows
Official sources	1	1	3	1
Verified official	✓	✓	✓	✓

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Which platforms does Zeal support?

Zeal is available for Windows.

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Zeal is developed by Oleg Shparber.

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