GitBook Alternatives

GitBook is described as 'Tool for building beautiful books using Git and Markdown. It can generate your book into multiple formats:' and is a popular documentation generator in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GitBook, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, Mac and Windows apps. The best GitBook alternative is BookStack, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to GitBook are Sigil, Foam, DokuWiki and Nuclino.

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  1. DocsHound icon
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    Knowledge base software, reimagined with AI. Create, publish and maintain sophisticated documentation that delivers a brand impression.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Firefox
     
  2. Code Hike icon
     5 likes

    Code Hike is an open-source library that bridges the gap between Markdown and React to help you create technical content that takes advantage of the modern web.

    47 Code Hike alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Read The Docs icon
     30 likes

    Read the Docs hosts documentation for the open source community. It supports Sphinx docs written with reStructuredText, and can pull from your Subversion, Bazaar, Git, and Mercurial repositories. The code is open source, and available on github.

    42 Read The Docs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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  4. Sphinx icon
     26 likes

    Sphinx is a tool that makes it easy to create intelligent and beautiful documentation, written by Georg Brandl and licensed under the BSD license.

    49 Sphinx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Notaku icon
     5 likes

    Turn you Notion into documentation, knowledge base and blog websites.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Archivy icon
     12 likes

    A self-hosted knowledge repository that allows you to safely preserve useful content that contributes to your own personal, searchable and extensible wiki.

    56 Archivy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
     
  7. Archbee icon
     15 likes

    Generate and manage technical documentation with AI-powered tools, real-time collaboration, GitHub content sync, custom domains, automated onboarding support, 30 customizable blocks, external integrations, JavaScript and React widgets, and secure distribution.

    107 Archbee alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Hyperbook icon
     6 likes

    Hyperbook is a quick and easy way to build interactive workbooks, that support modern standards and run superfast. It works by compiling markdown to static pages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
     
  9. Writerside icon
     5 likes

    The most powerful development environment – now adapted for writing documentation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • IntelliJ IDEA
     
  10. Retype icon
     7 likes

    A documentation generator that builds HTML output based on Markdown files. Supports Markdown specs and offers a wide set of custom components using Markdown-like syntax. Builds Reference Source documentation for .NET projects (more added soon).

    52 Retype alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    It is free, simple to deploy, and can be deployed for free

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    • Retype is Free and ProprietaryGitBook is Freemium and Proprietary
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