Last Updated on February 27, 2026
Biblioteca lets you browse and read GNOME documentation.
Biblioteca originally started as a built-in offline documentation viewer for Workbench. The offline documentation viewer has been extracted into a standalone repository/app and became Biblioteca.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Offline documentation.
- Dark mode support.
- Fuzzy search.
- Mobile / adaptive.
Website: github.com/workbenchdev/Biblioteca
Support:
Developer: Akshay Warrier, Sonny Piers
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Biblioteca is written in JavaScript. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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