GNOME Devel Docs

GNOME Devel Docs is an awesome open-source project that comes for free with the GNOME desktop environment. It’s packed with great documentation for developers working on the GNOME Project and also for those who are just getting started with programming. If you want to create amazing apps for GNOME, this is where you’ll find all the info you need! You can easily access the documentation through the GNOME Help app.

What’s Inside GNOME Devel Docs?

The gnome-devel-docs package has tons of documentation elements. They’re organized into six main categories, and guess what? These docs are available in multiple languages! Here’s a quick list of what you’ll find:

• Accessibility Devel Guide


• Human Interface Guidelines (HIG)


• Optimization Guide


• Platform Demos


• Platform Overview


• Programming Guidelines

Diving into Development

This package gives GNOME developers detailed guidance on how to optimize their applications for the GNOME desktop. It also teaches how to follow Human Interface Guidelines when creating graphical user interfaces, plus it covers all things related to GNOME programming.

Languages Galore!

The documentation is translated into several languages, although not all categories have the same number of translations. Some of the supported languages include English, Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Spanish, Galician, Slovenian, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Greek, German, Czech, Catalan, Slovak, and Occitan.

Easy Access with F1!

If you're using GNOME and want to check out this documentation package—good news! It's automatically included in any fresh installation of the GNOME desktop. Just press the F1 key anytime while you're on your desktop, and a window pops up so you can search for whatever info you need.

User-Friendly Documentation Too!

The GNOME Project doesn’t stop at developer docs; it also offers comprehensive guides for end-users who want to get familiar with using the GNOME desktop environment. This package is called GNOME User Docs (gnome-user-docs), and it's available for download on Softpedia.