Doxygen Alternatives

Doxygen is described as 'Tool for generating documentation from annotated C++ sources, as well as other popular programming languages like C, Objective-C, C#, PHP, Java, Python, IDL (CORBA, Microsoft, and UNO/OpenOffice flavors), Fortran, VHDL, Tcl, and to some extent D' and is a popular documentation generator in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Doxygen for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best Doxygen alternative is MkDocs, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Doxygen are Quartz – Static Site Generator, Sphinx, VitePress and Mintlify.

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  1. Daux.io icon
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    Daux.io is a documentation generator that uses a simple folder structure and Markdown files to create custom documentation on the fly. It helps you create great looking documentation in a developer friendly way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
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    NDoc generates class library documentation from .NET assemblies and the XML documentation files generated by the C# compiler (or with an add-on tool for VB.NET).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
     
  3.  1 like

    Javadoc is a tool from Sun Microsystems for generating API documentation in HTML format from doc comments in source code.

    18 Javadoc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. ApiGen icon
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    ApiGen is the tool for creating professional API documentation from PHP source code, similar to phpDocumentor 2 .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Sandcastle icon
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    Sandcastle produces accurate, MSDN style, comprehensive documentation by reflecting over the source assemblies and optionally integrating XML Documentation Comments. Sandcastle has the following key features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
     
  6. Docz icon
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    Zero config documentation static website generator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Node.JS
    • npm
     
  7. Doxide icon
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    Doxide is a documentation generator for C++. It is an alternative to Doxygen that aims at a more modern look and feel, with responsive design for desktop and mobile devices.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  8. Asciidoclet is a Javadoc Doclet based on Asciidoctor that lets you write Javadoc in the AsciiDoc syntax.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Natural Docs icon
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    Natural Docs is an open-source documentation generator for multiple programming languages. You document your code in a natural syntax that reads like plain English. Natural Docs then scans your code and builds high-quality HTML documentation from it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Perl
     
  10. sharpDox icon
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    sharpDox is a documentation tool to create c# code documentation of any type. The tool creates a model of a given c# solution and passes it to the registered export plugins. The plugins transform the model to a defined output.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Building APIs redefined. Speed up development of services, mobile, and web applications with auto-generated client, server, and documentation in many languages. Cut the costs and development time by up to 50%.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. MireDot icon
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    At Qmino (the company that creates Miredot), we've written hundreds of REST APIs. We design and redesign until our APIs are an joy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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