Help files are HTML files kept in the Help directory in the SuperCollider application folder.

If you're an absolute beginner please also refer to the README that came with the application download.

To browse or search the documentation execute the following line of code:

Help.gui; //to run a single line of code put the cursor anywhere on the line and execute

To execute code, use the keyboard shortcut: Enter (not Return), ctrl-Return, Ctrl-c, fn-Return, or Shift-Return (OS X, SCapp), Ctrl+Enter (Windows, PsyCollider), Ctrl+c Ctrl+c (Emacs), F5 (vim), Ctrl+e (gedit/sced). For key commands, also see Shortcuts.

To execute multiple lines, highlight (select) the entire block before pressing the execute key. Do not simply place the cursor on a line; this will cause syntax or execution errors. Parentheses often surround blocks.

To explore using links (which are usually blue and underlined), simply click on them, or ask for help after selecting them. To obtain help on any selected item, use the Help menu, or type the relevant shortcut: Cmd+d (OS X, SCapp), F1 (Windows, PsyCollider), Ctrl-c Ctrl-h (Emacs), K (vim), Ctrl+U (gedit/sced).

SuperCollider uses classes, whose names all begin with a capital letter. The help file for a class can be called up by selecting the text of a class name, then asking for help. You can also browse the class directory:

Object.browse; //execute this line of code

SuperCollider is free software published under the GPL.
SuperCollider help docs are published under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA-3 license