Zeal
Offline documentation browser for software developers with instant search access to API documentation.
What’s new
Verified 55m ago## [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:/
Full release notes →
### 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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Install with one command
Prefer a package manager? Paste this into Windows Terminal:
scoop
scoop bucket add extras; scoop install zeal
choco
choco install zeal -y
Platforms: Windows
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Which platforms does Zeal support?
Zeal is available for Windows.
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Who develops Zeal?
Zeal is developed by Oleg Shparber.
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