Docsy Alternatives

Docsy is described as 'Pre-configured Hugo theme that provides the core features and behaviors needed to create a technical documentation site' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Docsy for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows and Web-based apps. The best Docsy alternative is GitBook, which is free. Other great apps like Docsy are Docusaurus, Code Hike, Hyperbook and Archivy.

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  1. 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 Docsy.

    • GitBook is the most popular free alternative to Docsy.

    • GitBook is Freemium and ProprietaryDocsy is Free and Open Source
    • GitBook is LightweightDocsy is not according to our users
  2. Docusaurus icon
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    Docusaurus is a project for easily building, deploying, and maintaining open source project websites.

    50 Docusaurus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Docusaurus is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Docsy.

    • Docusaurus is the most popular Open Source alternative to Docsy.

    • Docusaurus is Free and Open SourceDocsy is also Free and Open Source
    • Docusaurus is LightweightDocsy is not according to our users
  3. Code Hike icon
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    Code Hike is an open-source library that bridges the gap between Markdown and React to help you create technical content that takes advantage of the modern web.

    47 Code Hike alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. 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, Mac & Linux alternative to Docsy.

    • Hyperbook is Free and Open SourceDocsy is also Free and Open Source
    • Hyperbook is LightweightDocsy is not according to our users
  5. 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
     
  6. MkDocs icon
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    MkDocs is static site generator that's geared towards building project documentation. Documentation source files are written in Markdown, and configured with a single YAML configuration file.

    69 MkDocs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
  7. Writerside icon
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    The most powerful development environment – now adapted for writing documentation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • IntelliJ IDEA
     
  8. Sphinx icon
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    Sphinx is a tool that makes it easy to create intelligent and beautiful documentation, written by Georg Brandl and licensed under the BSD license.

    49 Sphinx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Notaku icon
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    Turn you Notion into documentation, knowledge base and blog websites.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Starlight icon
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    Starlight is the web framework for building modern documentation websites. Comes with navigation, search, i18n, syntax highlighting, dark mode, and more included. Supports React, Svelte, Vue, Tailwind CSS, Markdown, and MDX. All free + open source!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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