Top 9 Open-Source Alternatives to Create Documentation

Create Documentation

Easy to use software Documentation BuilderYou are a developer and often create digital products which need to have easy-to-use documentation.

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Documentation Developer Tools Documentation As A Service & Tools Productivity Software Development Internal Knowledgebase Blogging CMS CSS Code Autocomplete Design Tools Document Management

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The top open-source alternatives to Create Documentation are Docusaurus, Devhints, and GitBook. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

Docusaurus Landing Page
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Docusaurus

Easy to maintain open source documentation websites
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Blogging #Static Site Generators #Documentation As A Service & Tools 225 social mentions
Devhints Landing Page
2

Devhints

TL;DR for developer documentation
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Productivity #Software Development #Documentation As A Service & Tools 18 social mentions
GitBook Landing Page
3

GitBook

Modern Publishing, Simply taking your books from ideas to finished, polished books.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Knowledge Management #Knowledge Base #Internal Knowledgebase 6 social mentions
Kite Landing Page
4

Kite

Kite helps you write code faster by bringing the web's programming knowledge into your editor.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Software Development #IDE #Python Text Editor 1 social mentions
Codecademy Docs Landing Page
5

Codecademy Docs

Docs is a collection of simple-to-use coding documentation.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #Documentation As A Service & Tools #Tech
DevDocs Landing Page
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DevDocs

Open source API documentation browser with instant fuzzy search, offline mode, keyboard shortcuts, and more
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Productivity #Software Development #Developer Tools 132 social mentions
ORCHID Landing Page
7

ORCHID

Platform is a flexible, business application development tool to quickly create web business...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#CMS #Internal Knowledgebase #Education & Reference
Couscous Landing Page
8

Couscous

Static website generator designed for documentation.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Productivity #Document Management #Note Taking
Zeal Landing Page
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Zeal

A free, open-source offline documentation browser that puts documentation for every major language and framework one instant search away, on Linux and Windows.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Free
#Productivity #Software Development #Education 67 social mentions