CppDoc AlternativesDocumentation Generators and other similar apps like CppDoc

CppDoc is described as 'Generates HTML documentation for C++ classes, based on your source code and special comments embedded within it. It can produce output that is very similar to the output of Javadoc, and it supports Javadoc tags such as @see, @return , etc' and is a documentation generator in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to CppDoc for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and .NET Framework apps. The best CppDoc alternative is Doxygen, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CppDoc are Slate API Docs Generator, Sandcastle, NDoc and phpDocumentor 2.

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  1. Doxygen icon
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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.

    36 Doxygen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

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

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

    • Doxygen is Free and Open SourceCppDoc is also Free and Open Source
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    Create beautiful, intelligent, responsive API documentation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Slate API Docs Generator is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to CppDoc.

    • Slate API Docs Generator is Free and Open SourceCppDoc is also Free and Open Source
  3. Sandcastle icon
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    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:

    16 Sandcastle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
     
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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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. DoxyS icon
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    DoxyS is a code documentation tool for C++/C. DoxyS strives to yield a very professional looking output, presenting the the code in a structured easy to navigate set of HTML pages. Easy to use: Just navigate to the root of your code directory and type doxys.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Natural Docs icon
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    Natural Docs is an open-source documentation generator for multiple programming languages. You document your code in a natural syntax that reads like plain English. Natural Docs then scans your code and builds high-quality HTML documentation from it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Perl
     
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    Javadoc is a tool from Sun Microsystems for generating API documentation in HTML format from doc comments in source code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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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:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Lua
     
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    Asciidoclet is a Javadoc Doclet based on Asciidoctor that lets you write Javadoc in the AsciiDoc syntax.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. LuaDoc icon
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    Documentation Generator Tool for the Lua language.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  12. ApiNotes icon
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    The API documentation tool that creates interactive REST API documentation and developer portals in minutes. Auto-generate from OpenAPI & Swagger specs—no coding required.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • ApiNotes is the most popular Web-based alternative to CppDoc.

    • ApiNotes is Freemium and ProprietaryCppDoc is Free and Open Source
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