Codex AlternativesDocumentation Generators and other similar apps like Codex

Codex is described as 'Simple file-based Markdown documentation platform built on top of Laravel. It's completely customizable and dead simple to use to create beautiful documentation' and is a documentation generator in the development category. There are eight alternatives to Codex for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Self-Hosted and BSD apps. The best Codex alternative is Doxygen, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Codex are Raneto, Slate API Docs Generator, Presidium and Daux.io.

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Codex is a simple file-based Markdown documentation platform built on top of Laravel. It's completely customizable and dead simple to use to create beautiful documentation.

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Codex alternatives page was last updated Apr 7, 2021
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  1. Doxygen icon

    Doxygen

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    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.

    34 Doxygen alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    Doxygen screenshot 1

    Doxygen VS Codex

     

    • Doxygen is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Codex.

    • Doxygen is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Codex.

    • Doxygen is Free and Open SourceCodex is also Free and Open Source
  2. Raneto icon

    Raneto

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    Raneto is an open source Knowledgebase platform that uses static Markdown files to power your Knowledgebase.

    11 Raneto alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
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    Raneto Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Flat File CMS
    3.  Knowledge base
    4.  Knowledge Management
    5.  Wiki

    Raneto VS Codex

     

    • Raneto is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Codex.

    • Raneto is Free and Open SourceCodex is also Free and Open Source
  4. Slate API Docs Generator icon

    Slate API Docs Generator

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    Create beautiful, intelligent, responsive API documentation.

    29 Slate API Docs Generator alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Slate API Docs Generator screenshot 1

    Slate API Docs Generator VS Codex

     
  5. Presidium icon

    Presidium

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    Presidium is a software documentation management system for agile teams, and their users, made from commonly used open source components.

    13 Presidium alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • GitHub Pages

    Presidium Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support
    2.  Support for MarkDown

    Presidium VS Codex

     
  6. Daux.io icon

    Daux.io

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    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.

    54 Daux.io alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    Preview

    Daux.io Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown

    Daux.io VS Codex

     
  7. phpDocumentor 2 icon

    phpDocumentor 2

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    PHP documentation generator based on docblock parsing.

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

    14 phpDocumentor 2 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    phpDocumentor 2 VS Codex

     

  9. LDoc

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    LDoc is Lua documentation generator intended to be compatible with LuaDoc and thus follows the pattern set by the various Doc tools:

    31 LDoc alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Lua

    LDoc VS Codex

     
  10. LuaDoc icon

    LuaDoc

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    Documentation Generator Tool for the Lua language.

    31 LuaDoc alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Discontinued

    From GitHub repo: "LuaDoc is obsolete, use LDoc instead"

    LuaDoc VS Codex

     
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