DocBook AlternativesMarkup Languages and other similar apps like DocBook

DocBook is described as 'Schema (available in several languages including RELAX NG, SGML and XML DTDs, and W3C XML Schema) maintained by the DocBook Technical Committee of OASIS. It is particularly well suited to books and papers about computer hardware and software (though it is by no' and is a Markup Language in the development category. There are six alternatives to DocBook for Linux, Mac, Windows and BSD. The best DocBook alternative is LaTeX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DocBook are Groff, Pollen, groffstudio and ConTeXt (Typesetting System).

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  1. LaTeX icon

    LaTeX

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    LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation.

    16 LaTeX alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Document output

    LaTeX Features

    1.  Typesetting
    2.  LaTeX Equations
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  Publishing
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Typography
    7.  Bibliography generator
    8.  Text formatting

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    • LaTeX is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to DocBook.

    • LaTeX is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to DocBook.

    • LaTeX is Free and Open SourceDocBook is also Free and Open Source
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    Groff

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    The groff (GNU troff) software is a typesetting package which reads plain text mixed with formatting commands and produces formatted output.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Groff Features

    1.  Typesetting
    2.  Text formatting
    3.  Tables
    4.  Export to Postscript

    Groff VS DocBook

     

  4. Pollen

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    Pollen is a publishing system that helps authors create beautiful and functional web-based books. Pollen includes tools for writing, designing, programming, testing, and publishing.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Pollen Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Publishing

    Pollen VS DocBook

     
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    groffstudio

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    groffstudio is a graphical user interface for the GNU troff typesetting software.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    groffstudio running on Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Portable
    5.  Typesetting

    groffstudio VS DocBook

     

  6. ConTeXt (Typesetting System)

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    “a system for typesetting documents based on TEX and METAPOST. You can use this system for converting documents coded in TEX format as well as documents coded in XML into high quality PDF” (http://www.pragma-ade.nl/)

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    ConTeXt (Typesetting System) Features

    1.  Tex
    2.  Consistent commands
    3.  Typography

    ConTeXt (Typesetting System) VS DocBook

     

  7. Text::Amuse

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    Markup language for AMuseWiki.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Text::Amuse Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Text Based Format

    Text::Amuse VS DocBook

     
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