Just the Docs Alternatives

Just the Docs is described as 'Responsive Jekyll theme with built-in search that is easily customizable and hosted on GitHub Pages' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Just the Docs for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, Mac, Windows and npm apps. The best Just the Docs alternative is GitBook, which is free. Other great apps like Just the Docs are Docusaurus, MkDocs, Quartz – Static Site Generator and Archivy.

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  1. Retype icon
     8 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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Docsify.js icon
     16 likes

    docsify generates your documentation website on the fly. Unlike GitBook, it does not generate static html files. Instead, it smartly loads and parses your Markdown files and displays them as website. All you need to do is create an index.

    62 Docsify.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
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  3. docs.page icon
     3 likes

    Instant docs with zero configuration.

    Cost / License

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    • Online
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  4. Daux.io icon
     16 likes

    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.

    61 Daux.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  5. Starlight icon
     5 likes

    Starlight is the web framework for building modern documentation websites. Comes with navigation, search, i18n, syntax highlighting, dark mode, and more included. Supports React, Svelte, Vue, Tailwind CSS, Markdown, and MDX. All free + open source!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Docz icon
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    Zero config documentation static website generator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Node.JS
    • npm
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  7.  3 likes

    Docpress generates websites from your project's basic documentation; that is, at the very least, a README.md file. It also supports multiple Markdown pages in docs/.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • JavaScript
    • Node.JS
    • npm
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  8. Antora icon
     3 likes

    A static site generator for creating documentation sites from AsciiDoc content aggregated from multiple repositories. Made by the creators of Asciidoctor.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. ButterflyVu icon
     1 like

    Lightweight, performance-first, easy to setup documentation website.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  10. SkyDocs icon
     8 likes

    SkyDocs is a software that takes your MarkDown files and build a complete website with some magic tricks !

    Cost / License

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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  11. DocPad icon
     5 likes

    DocPad is a dynamic static-site generator. That is a content management system that takes content from several sources, like files on your computer, and renders them into incredibly fast static output.

    115 DocPad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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