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DevDocs

DevDocs: API Documentation Browser

devdocs.io Source★ 2,222MPL-2.0 DiscordSoftware Development / Developer Docs & Portals

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
331.5K
Up19.6%MoMSep 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
Free
No monthly subscription pricing
Creators
Seita
@localhost_5173· 19.4K followersCo-created with Thibaut
Launched
12y ago
2014-09-23 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026 · Oct 2026 pending

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • DevDocs launched on Product HuntLaunch

    The Ultimate API Documentation Browser

    Oct 15, 2019 · 7y agoSource

  • DevDocs launched on V2EX (16 comments)Launch

    DevDocs 桌面客户端 v0.5.0 — 非官方 devdocs.io 桌面客户端。 新功能: 页面内搜索 新的标题栏 全局切换的快捷键 下载: https://github.com/egoist/devdocs-app/releases/tag/v0.5.0

    Jun 14, 2017 · 9y agoSource

  • DevDocs launched on Product HuntLaunch

    DevDocs combines multiple API documentations.

    Sep 23, 2014 · 12y agoSource

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Console.dev
2023-03-16Source
What engineers like:
Web search and reader UI for programming documentation. Covers lots of languages, frameworks, APIs, products. Keyboard shortcuts and easy search. Search can be scoped and can also be installed into the browser address bar. Offline support & dark mode. Open source.
Trade-offs & limitations:
Works by scraping the web so there’s the potential to be out of date or missing certain docs. You have to enable specific docs to make them available.
Best suited for:
Developers who need access to various programming documentation

Open Source & Self-Hosting

GitHub · MCP / Skill
Last commit 2026-11-02
GitHub Stars
★ 2,222
Forks
206
License
MPL-2.0
Primary language
Go

Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct58%
  • Organic Search33%
  • Social4%
  • Referrals3%
  • Other2%

Countries

  • United States12%
  • Brazil8%
  • India7%
  • Netherlands7%
  • Kazakhstan4%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2013-05-30

KeywordMonthly volume
c4.6M
devdocs3,730
devdocs.io2,960
c documentation2,400
c documentation1,470

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Website does not list public plan prices.

Trial: None · Observed 2026-11-03 · Source page

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2014-09-23

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, dense density) featuring full-bleed canvas / video / 3d layout and interactive hero demo / tool visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“Welcome!”

Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D hero structure paired with direct input / instant try CTA and no explicit trust bar.

Conversion path: Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D + Interactive Hero Demo / Tool → Direct Input / Instant Try

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score6.1 / 10
Typography
6.0
Color & Contrast
6.0
Layout & Spacing
7.0
Craft & Polish
6.0
Distinctiveness
5.0

Structure

Fonts
system-ui
Primary visual
Interactive Hero Demo / Tool
Social proof
No Explicit Trust Bar
Navigation
Left App Sidebar
Theme & density
Light · Dense
Corners & depth
Small Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome

Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #f4f4f4;
  --surface: #e8f6e0;
  --foreground: #2c2c2c;
  --muted-foreground: #8a8a8a;
  --accent: #1a73c7;
  --radius: 4px;
  --font-heading: "system-ui", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "system-ui", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #F4F4F4 (~46%) · Surface #E8F6E0 (~24%) · Text #2C2C2C (~14%) · Muted Text #8A8A8A (~8%) · Accent #1A73C7 (~8%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D
- Navigation: Left App Sidebar
- Theme & density: Light · Dense
- Border radius & elevation: Small Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Interactive Hero Demo / Tool
- Conversion CTA: Direct Input / Instant Try
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Hero components: Large Hero Product Shot
- Spatial layout notes: Full-Bleed Canvas / Video / 3D hero structure paired with direct input / instant try CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, dense density) featuring full-bleed canvas / video / 3d layout and interactive hero demo / tool visuals.

## Avoid

- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much website traffic does DevDocs get?
Vaneform estimates 331.5K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is DevDocs and what platforms does it support?
DevDocs is catalogued under Developer Docs & Portals: DevDocs: API Documentation Browser. Supported platforms: Web.
Is DevDocs open source?
DevDocs has a public repository (https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/devdocs) under the MPL-2.0 license, recording 2,222 GitHub stars.Source

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