Javadoc Alternatives

Javadoc is described as 'Tool from Sun Microsystems for generating API documentation in HTML format from doc comments in source code' and is a documentation generator in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Javadoc for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and BSD apps. The best Javadoc alternative is Doxygen, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Javadoc are MkDocs, VitePress, Slate API Docs Generator and Sandcastle.

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  1. Doc-O-Matic is a software source code documentation and Help authoring tool. It takes source code and comments, adds conceptual topics and external input and produces documentation from it. With its single-source approach it generates many different kinds of output from a single...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
     
  2. 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
     
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    🦉 A documentation generator. Contribute to docuowl/docuowl development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Homebrew
     
  4. LuaDoc icon
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    Documentation Generator Tool for the Lua language.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. ApiNotes icon
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    The API documentation tool that creates interactive REST API documentation and developer portals in minutes. Auto-generate from OpenAPI & Swagger specs—no coding required.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    LDoc is Lua documentation generator intended to be compatible with LuaDoc and thus follows the pattern set by the various Doc tools:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Lua
     
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