Bookdown Alternatives

Bookdown is described as 'The bookdown package is a free and open-source R package built on top of R Markdown to make it really easy to write books and long-form articles/reports' and is an app in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Bookdown for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Bookdown alternative is Pinery, which is free. Other great apps like Bookdown are GitBook, Hyperbook, Archivy and Writerside.

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  1. Pinery icon
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    The simplest way to go from first draft to a professionally published book. See your words come to life.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Pinery is the most popular Mac alternative to Bookdown.

    • Pinery is the most popular free alternative to Bookdown.

    • Pinery is Freemium and ProprietaryBookdown is Free and Open Source
    • Pinery is Privacy focused and LightweightBookdown is not according to our users
  2. GitBook icon
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    GitBook is a tool for building beautiful books using Git and Markdown. It can generate your book into multiple formats:

    84 GitBook alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • GitBook is the most popular Web-based alternative to Bookdown.

    • GitBook is Freemium and ProprietaryBookdown is Free and Open Source
    • GitBook is LightweightBookdown is not according to our users
  3. Hyperbook icon
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    Hyperbook is a quick and easy way to build interactive workbooks, that support modern standards and run superfast. It works by compiling markdown to static pages.

    38 Hyperbook alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
     
    • Hyperbook is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Bookdown.

    • Hyperbook is the most popular Open Source alternative to Bookdown.

    • Hyperbook is Free and Open SourceBookdown is also Free and Open Source
    • Hyperbook is LightweightBookdown is not according to our users
  4. Archivy icon
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    A self-hosted knowledge repository that allows you to safely preserve useful content that contributes to your own personal, searchable and extensible wiki.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
     
    • Archivy is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Bookdown.

    • Archivy is Free and Open SourceBookdown is also Free and Open Source
  5. Writerside icon
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    The most powerful development environment – now adapted for writing documentation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • IntelliJ IDEA
     
  6. Tintero icon
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    Organize your ideas, create memorable characters, build immersive worlds, and write captivating stories. Tintero is your ideal companion to take your creative projects to the next level, from planning to book generation.

    21 Tintero alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
    • Tintero is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Bookdown.

    • Tintero is Free and ProprietaryBookdown is Free and Open Source
    • Tintero is LightweightBookdown is not according to our users
  7. Notaku icon
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    Turn you Notion into documentation, knowledge base and blog websites.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Blogdown icon
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    The goal of the blogdown package is to provide a powerful and customizable website output format for R Markdown. Use dynamic R Markdown documents to build webpages featuring:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Retype icon
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    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
     
  10. Vrite icon
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    Open-source headless CMS ideal for programming blogs, offering a modern WYSIWYG editor, Markdown, code formatting, real-time collaboration, Kanban dashboard, and versatile API for content delivery.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Vrite is the most popular SaaS alternative to Bookdown.

    • Vrite is Freemium and Open SourceBookdown is Free and Open Source
  11. NextBook icon
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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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