# Install cargo-docset with Homebrew, Nix Cargo subcommand to generate a Dash/Zeal docset for your Rust packages. Version 0.3.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cargo-docset ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cargo-docset ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cargo-docset ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-docset/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cargo-docset - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.3.1 - **Source summary:** Cargo subcommand to generate a Dash/Zeal docset for your Rust packages - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cargo-docset (cli) - cargo-docset (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Uses from macOS - sqlite ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.3.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Robzz/cargo-docset - Upstream latest detected: v0.3.1 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage cargo-docset is a Cargo subcommand that converts rustdoc output for a crate or workspace into a Dash- and Zeal-compatible docset. It serves developers who want offline, indexed Rust API documentation inside docset browsers. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in August 2019, and the crate was published on crates.io the same month. The README defines the tool around generating Dash/Zeal docsets for Rust packages and their dependencies. Rather than parsing Rust items directly, cargo-docset runs Cargo to generate documentation, walks the generated documentation directory, and fills a SQLite database in the docset format. That implementation choice keeps the project small and aligned with rustdoc output. ### Adoption history Adoption appears specialized: the supplied package-manager facts list Homebrew and Nix packages, and crates.io shows modest lifetime downloads. It fits a narrower offline-documentation workflow than general Cargo dependency or build tooling. ### How it is used Users run `cargo docset` in a crate directory. By default the generated docset is placed in `target/docset`, then copied into the Dash or Zeal docset directory. The command supports many `cargo doc`-style options, including feature flags, package selection, target selection, workspace generation, and private item documentation. ### Why package nerds care cargo-docset is interesting because it bridges Rust's native rustdoc output with the older Dash/Zeal docset ecosystem. It shows how package metadata, generated HTML, and SQLite indexes can be stitched together without inventing a new documentation browser. For maintainers who work offline or across many local crates, it packages a workspace's documentation into a format that external developer tools already understand. ### Timeline - 2019: Robzz/cargo-docset GitHub repository created. - 2019: cargo-docset crate first published on crates.io. - 2022: crates.io metadata shows the 0.3.1 release as the current line. ### Related projects - rustdoc and `cargo doc` generate the HTML documentation that cargo-docset packages. - Dash and Zeal are the docset browsers targeted by the generated output. - SQLite is used by the Dash docset format for indexing. ### Sources - - - - - input.source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cargo-docset - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - cargo-docset: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ca/cargo-docset/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Package publisher tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-publishers/) - Belongs to a package publishing or registry command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mdbook](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mdbook/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation, rust. - [action-docs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/action-docs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [adr-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adr-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [adr-viewer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adr-viewer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [cheat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cheat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [context7-mcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/context7-mcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [cppman](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cppman/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, documentation. - [dashing](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dashing/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, docset, documentation. - [cargo-instruments](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-instruments/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cargo, cli, developer, developer-tools, generate. - [cargo-bloat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-bloat/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cargo, cli, developer, developer-tools, rust. - [cargo-chef](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-chef/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cargo, cli, developer, developer-tools, rust. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cargo-docset.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cargo-docset.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph