Is it possible to have the iOS and OSX documentation available for offline reading? If so, how?
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(http://kapeli.com/dash) as a workaround – IamMashed Sep 30 '15 at 19:45
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The Documentation for iOS is no longer a part of SDK for offline reading - looks like you need to install from preferences of XCode, select Documentation preferences - click get next to 'iOS 4.3 Library Documentation' to install it.
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As of Xcode 5, you can choose to download sets of documentation under Preferences\Downloads Tab\Documentation.
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Go to Xcode's documentation preferences, and make sure that any documentation set you're going to need offline doesn't have a Get button next to it. If it does, click the button to download the set while you're online.
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A lot, if not most, of the online documentation has a link to a PDF of what you're reading in the top right of the window, underneath the Search icon.
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those pdfs are useful if there are just one or two items you want the docs for - but what if you want a whole section? there must be a better way than downloading hundreds of pdfs one by one. – Chani Sep 20 '13 at 22:29
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As of Xcode 7+, you can find the download for the documentation in Preferences > Components.
You have to download documentation for every OS (macOS, watchOS, iOS, tvOS) separately.
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This tab only has "Simulators" for me. Did they change it? How do I download documentation in the recent version? Thanks – InfiniteLoop Aug 31 '22 at 19:59
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When in XCode press ⌘ + ⌥ + ⇧ + / then start searching for methods or classes you're interested in.
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