Documentation Generators for Windows

Browse 43 Documentation Generators for Windows on AlternativeTo with popular options like Documentation Generator and Open Source.

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  1. Doxygen icon
     51 likes

    Doxygen is a tool for generating documentation from annotated C++ sources, as well as other popular programming languages like C, Objective-C, C#, PHP, Java, Python, IDL (CORBA, Microsoft, and UNO/OpenOffice flavors), Fortran, VHDL, Tcl, and to some extent D.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
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    36 alternatives
  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. Folge icon
     14 likes

    The fastest tool for creating step-by-step guides. A desktop tool to capture steps with every click of the mouse, customize screenshots, create annotations, and generate the final guide in HTML, .doc, PDF, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  4. Archbee icon
     16 likes

    Create and manage AI-generated documentation with real-time team collaboration, GitHub integration, custom domains, automated onboarding, and 30 content blocks.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    GraphQL Integration.
    Maps + Minitaskers
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    Code Editor
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  5. HelpNDoc  icon
     18 likes

    HelpNDoc is an easy to use yet powerful and intuitive tool to create html help files, help web sites, printed manuals and eBooks.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HelpNDoc's user interface
    New project wizard
    Documentation generation dialog
    20 alternatives
  6. 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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. Now FREE. A simple and powerful database documentation tool for sql server and mysql databases. It shows all your tables and fields, highlights the documentation status of each, and allows export (via XSL) to share. Supports markdown syntax.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. ApexSQL Doc icon
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    ApexSQL Doc creates database documentation in a variety of formats. Document SQL Server databases, objects, SSIS packages, SSAS databases and SSRS items in a single document.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    7 alternatives
  9. Dataedo icon
     8 likes

    Documenting SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL databases made easy. Just import schema, describe anything and export to PDF, HTML or Excel.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    11 alternatives
  10. NextBook icon
     4 likes

    NextBook is quick and easy way to buid technical books or documentation that support modern standards and run blazingly fast. It's built with MDX and Next.js and works by compiling markdown or MDX down to plain static html.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    31 alternatives
  11. Sandcastle icon
     6 likes

    Sandcastle produces accurate, MSDN style, comprehensive documentation by reflecting over the source assemblies and optionally integrating XML Documentation Comments. Sandcastle has the following key features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
    16 alternatives
  12. dbForge Documenter for SQL Server is a big time saver when it comes to documentation of SQL Server databases. This tool automatically generates documentation of an entire SQL Server database in a few clicks.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • SQL Server Management Studio
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    NDoc generates class library documentation from .NET assemblies and the XML documentation files generated by the C# compiler (or with an add-on tool for VB.NET).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
    15 alternatives
  14. Doxide icon
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    Doxide is a documentation generator for C++. It is an alternative to Doxygen that aims at a more modern look and feel, with responsive design for desktop and mobile devices.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    5 alternatives
  15. PHP documentation generator based on docblock parsing.

    phpDocumentor 2, result of the merge between the old phpDocumentor and , sometimes referred to as phpdoc or phpdocu, is the current standard auto-documentation tool for the php la.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    14 alternatives
  16. Magidoc icon
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    Magidoc is a free open source software that can help you generate reference documentation for any GraphQL API.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    A distinct page is generated for each query, mutation, subscription and type of you API.
    Auto-generated queries, variables and response. This helps your users understand very well how they can query everything they may need.
    An example of query reference.
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    Support for custom content through advanced markdown syntax. You can structure the documentation website how you want.
    4 alternatives