DocBook AlternativesMarkup Languages and other similar apps like DocBook

Apps similar to DocBook include LaTeX, which is free and open source. Other options are Groff, Pollen, groffstudio and Text::Amuse. In total there are seven Markup Languages like DocBook for Linux, Mac and Windows.

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

    18 LaTeX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. Groff icon
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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.

    10 Groff alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  3.  7 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. groffstudio icon
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    groffstudio is a graphical user interface for the GNU troff typesetting software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  5.  1 like

    Markup language for AMuseWiki.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
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  6. “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/)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. ExactTex icon
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    A gradually-typed superset of LaTeX. Every .tex file is already valid; each annotation you add buys checked references, safe renames, and errors in your own names — before the PDF exists.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Rust
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
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