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, Quartz – Static Site Generator, Archivy and Code Hike.

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  1. Starlight icon
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    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
     
  2. docs.page icon
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    Instant docs with zero configuration.

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    • Online
     
  3. 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
     
  4. 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.

    44 Antora alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  6. SkyDocs icon
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    SkyDocs is a software that takes your MarkDown files and build a complete website with some magic tricks !

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
     
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Orchid icon
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    Orchid is a general-purpose static site generator with a focus on extensibility, and aimed at developers looking to improve their technical documentation. Orchid was born out of a desire for better-looking Javadocs and frustration with how difficult is it to manage large Jekyll...

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    • Discontinued

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  9.  2 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/.

    40 Docpress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • JavaScript
    • Node.JS
    • npm
     
  10. Couscous icon
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    Static website generator designed for documentation. Couscous turns Markdown documentation into beautiful websites. It's GitHub Pages on steroids.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. hexo-theme-doc is a documentation theme for Hexo, the fast and powerful blog framework powered by Node.js. It differs from other Hexo themes by allowing you to present documentation—especially REST API documentation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • npm
     
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