Over 80 syntaxes for code highlighting.Sync by saving your library in Dropbox.Collect snippets of code that you reuse often.Easily integrate with any other application using the "dash://" URL scheme or the "Look up in Dash" system service.Integration plugins for: Xcode, Alfred, Quicksilver, LaunchBar, PopClip, AppCode, Sublime Text, Emacs, Vim, TextMate, Eclipse, Terminal, AppleScript.Easily search specific docsets by defining keyword filters (e.g., start your query with "python:" to search only the Python documentation).Create search profiles to easily switch between docsets.Save bookmarks of your most used documentation pages.Methods are conveniently shown in a special table of contents. Variable placeholders can be edited before pasting.Abbreviations are expanded wherever you type them.expands into the contents of the clipboard.repositions the cursor after expansion.Menu item or dock application, always one keyboard shortcut away.Users that want to use Dash only as a snippet manager or documentation browser, can do so.The app is really good in terms of GUI-design and general responsiveness, it is definitely unmatched on the Mac platform. However, I do have some complaints to make now that a new paid update is released. There is nothing worth paying $19.99 for in the Dash 3 update if you already have Dash 2. If however the developers decide to better the quality of many essential docsets such as the MySQL docset I might consider purchasing the upgraded version despite the almost 4x increase in price. What makes the app after all are the docsets themselves. If I were them I'd focus on improving the indexing and theming of the current docsets. Idk if this is relevant or not, but I also own the iOS version of Dash and most docstets are definitely not fit for such a small screen as the iphone 5 screen for example. The Dash team should focus on optimizing their current docsets to fit a small mobile device. Long words should be word-wrapped, and in worst cases cut in half. (It's better to cut a function name for example in half rather than having the whole page show on half of the screen, and have the other half of the screen blank.). They should also avoid fixed sizes on images. Make them small and make it so that the user can click the image to enter a new ios storyboard-page where he/she can zoom and look closely at the image. Tables should be wrapped in a container so that the data doesn't overflow. I know that Dash 3 has a functionality to handle archived docsets (I hope it will be implemented in iOS too), which is a step into the right direction. But there is still much room for improvements in the docstets themselves.
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