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A curated list of documentation reference tools

Awesome Reference Tools Awesome

A curated list of documentation reference tools

Inspired by the awesome list thing.

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Contents

  • command line tools
  • libraries
  • editor plugins
  • websites
  • system applications
  • miscellaneous

Command Line Tools

  • tldr - a collection of simplified and community-driven man pages http://tldr-pages.github.io/
  • caniuse-cmd - A caniuse command line tool!
  • howdoi - instant coding answers via the command line
  • how2 - Stackoverflow from the terminal
  • stackit - Smart StackOverflow queries from the command line
  • bro - A CLI to interact with bropages.org http://bropages.org
  • dasht - Search API docs offline, in your terminal or browser https://sunaku.github.io/dasht
  • mdn-cli - Command-line utility for Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) https://developer.mozilla.org
  • readme - Retrieve a node module's readme from the command line, and pipe it into less
  • manpm - Shows the relevant part of NPM module's README file right in your terminal
  • npm-man - Open any package readme as a man page
  • man-n - View npm package READMEs with man(1)
  • cwiki - Command line Wikipedia searching!
  • translate-shell - Command-line translator using Google Translate, Bing Translator, Yandex.Translate, etc. https://www.soimort.org/translate-shell
  • Shiki - Wikipedia 🌐 on your Terminal

Libraries

  • jroff - Man pages parser written in JavaScript, supports an and doc macros

Editor Plugins

  • helm-dash - Browse Dash docsets inside emacs

Websites

  • devdocs - combines API documentations in a fast, organized, and searchable interface
  • overapi - Collecting All Cheat Sheets
  • mozilla developer network - Shared knowledge for the Open Web
  • SyntaxDB - Allows users to look up syntax for programming languages
  • SourceGraph - A fast, global, semantic code search and cross-reference engine

Chrome Extensions

  • Sourcegraph for Github - Browse and search code on GitHub like an IDE, with jump-to-definition, doc tooltips, and semantic search

System Applications

  • dash - Dash gives your Mac instant offline access to 150+ API documentation sets
  • zest - Documentation Browser. Offline search tool for developers.

Miscellaneous

  • hacks - Find Hackathons near you or at a location via terminal on Linux.