YARD Alternatives

YARD is described as 'Documentation generation tool for the Ruby programming language. It enables the user to generate consistent, usable documentation that can be exported to a number of formats very easily, and also supports extending for custom Ruby constructs such as custom class level' and is a documentation generator in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to YARD for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, Mac, Windows and Web-based apps. The best YARD alternative is GitBook, which is free. Other great apps like YARD are Docusaurus, MkDocs, Archivy and mdBook.

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  1. Documentation software to write, host and manage your product documentation or help docs. Create a team and create your documentation with technical-free, real-time collaboration. Effortless hosting using your own domain and brand colors.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  2. Docuowl icon
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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
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  3. Docco icon
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    Docco is a quick-and-dirty documentation generator, written in Literate CoffeeScript. It produces an HTML document that displays your comments intermingled with your code. All prose is passed through Markdown, and code is passed through Highlight.js syntax highlighting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • npm
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  4. Gaiden icon
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    Gaiden is a tool that makes it easy to create documentation (static website) with Markdown.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Groovy
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  5. Docsy icon
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    Docsy is a pre-configured Hugo theme that provides the core features and behaviors needed to create a technical documentation site.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Homebrew
    • Docker
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