# Generated std lib docs for offline use **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Tags:** autodoc\ **Created:** [April 5, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/generated-std-lib-docs-for-offline-use/3836 "2024-04-05T15:57:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![biosbob](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/biosbob/32/1987_2.png) [@biosbob](https://ziggit.dev/u/biosbob)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/generated-std-lib-docs-for-offline-use/3836/1 "2024-04-05T15:57:45Z")
i’ve found a `libs/doc/index.html` file in a recent download, and tried to launch this file in my browser… i see the main banner as well as a `Loading ...` message – but that’s all… is there any form of the lib docs that i can use offline??? (i already know about `langref.html`)… FWIW – i’m heading to [embedded world](https://www.embedded-world.de/en) in europe next week, and want to play in my zig sandbox when in the air  ✈ ---
**Author:** ![FObersteiner](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/fobersteiner/32/1177_2.png) [@FObersteiner](https://ziggit.dev/u/FObersteiner)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/generated-std-lib-docs-for-offline-use/3836/2 "2024-04-05T16:27:11Z")
Related: [A new Zig standard library documentation mini-site generator](https://ziggit.dev/t/a-new-zig-standard-library-documentation-mini-site-generator/2066) Not sure if that fits your needs, but I think you can run it locally. ---
**Author:** ![Siph](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/siph/32/1978_2.png) [@Siph](https://ziggit.dev/u/Siph)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/generated-std-lib-docs-for-offline-use/3836/3 "2024-04-05T16:47:41Z")
Those docs need a web server to run, because they’re actually generated dynamically! Running `zig std` will spin up a local web server and open it in your web browser and you’ll be able to browse the same docs as on [Zig Documentation](https://ziglang.org/documentation/master/std/) ---
**Author:** ![dimdin](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/dimdin/32/1457_2.png) [@dimdin](https://ziggit.dev/u/dimdin)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/generated-std-lib-docs-for-offline-use/3836/4 "2024-04-05T19:25:37Z")
As @Siph said, to open a web browser for the local standard library docs: ```zig zig std ``` This can take some time to load, because the documentation is generated from the source files. For your generated docs: ```zig open http://127.0.0.1:8000 python -m http.server -b 127.0.0.1 8000 -d zig-out/docs/ ``` ---
**Author:** ![biosbob](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/biosbob/32/1987_2.png) [@biosbob](https://ziggit.dev/u/biosbob)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/generated-std-lib-docs-for-offline-use/3836/5 "2024-04-05T23:52:16Z")
entering `zig std` (0.12.0.dev) returns `error: FileNotFound` ---
**Author:** ![biosbob](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/biosbob/32/1987_2.png) [@biosbob](https://ziggit.dev/u/biosbob)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/generated-std-lib-docs-for-offline-use/3836/6 "2024-04-06T00:16:57Z")
definitely can run it locally… search is a challenge 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ianprime0509](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/ianprime0509/32/1226_2.png) [@ianprime0509](https://ziggit.dev/u/ianprime0509)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/generated-std-lib-docs-for-offline-use/3836/7 "2024-04-07T01:52:48Z")
As long as `zig std` prints the address it’s listening on, you should be able to view the docs by navigating to that address in a browser. It also tries to open your web browser automatically, which might result in printing `error: FileNotFound` if it can’t find the command to do so, but that won’t affect the core behavior of the server.