Docutils AlternativesCode Editors and other similar apps like Docutils

Docutils is described as 'Open-source text processing system for processing plaintext documentation into useful formats, such as HTML, LaTeX, man-pages, open-document or XML. It includes reStructuredText, the easy to read, easy to use, what-you-see-is-what-you-get plaintext markup language' and is a Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Docutils for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best Docutils alternative is Pandoc, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Docutils are Sphinx, txt2tags, Textile and PHP Markdown.

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Docutils is an open-source text processing system for processing plaintext documentation into useful formats, such as HTML, LaTeX, man-pages, open-document or XML. It includes reStructuredText, the easy to read, easy to...

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Docutils alternatives page was last updated Dec 16, 2024
  1. Pandoc icon
     86 likes

    Pandoc is a Haskell library for converting from one markup format to another, and a command-line tool that uses this library.

    17 Pandoc alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Pandoc Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Convert MarkDown/Word to Ebook
    6.  File conversion
    7.  Export to PDF
    8.  Convert Word documents to PDF
    9.  Convert HTML pages to PDF
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    Pandoc VS Docutils

    Is Pandoc a good alternative to Docutils?
     
    • Pandoc is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Docutils.

    • Pandoc is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Docutils.

    • Pandoc is Free and Open SourceDocutils is also Free and Open Source
  2. Sphinx icon
     26 likes

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

    46 Sphinx alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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    Sphinx VS Docutils

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  3. txt2tags icon
     7 likes

    It reads a text file with minimal markup such as bold and //italic// and converts it to the following formats (among others):

    9 txt2tags alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Wiki
    3.  Text formatting
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    txt2tags VS Docutils

    Is txt2tags a good alternative to Docutils?
     
    • txt2tags is the most popular Web-based alternative to Docutils.

    • txt2tags is Free and Open SourceDocutils is also Free and Open Source
    • txt2tags is LightweightDocutils is not according to our users
  4. Textile icon
     12 likes

    Textile is a lightweight markup language originally developed by Dean Allen and billed as a "humane web text generator". Textile converts its marked-up text input to valid, well-formed XHTML and also inserts character entity references for apostrophes, opening and...

    15 Textile alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Text formatting
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    Textile VS Docutils

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  5. PHP Markdown icon
     4 likes

    PHP port of the Markdown text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers.

    47 PHP Markdown alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    PHP Markdown Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Text formatting
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    PHP Markdown VS Docutils

    Is PHP Markdown a good alternative to Docutils?
     
    • PHP Markdown is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Docutils.

    • PHP Markdown is Free and Open SourceDocutils is also Free and Open Source
  6. Asciidoctor icon
     15 likes

    Asciidoctor is a fast text processor and publishing toolchain for converting AsciiDoc content to HTML5, DocBook 5 (or 4.5) and other formats.

    8 Asciidoctor alternatives
    Asciidoctor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Asciidoctor Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  AsciiDoc
    3.  Publishing
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    Asciidoctor VS Docutils

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  7. AsciiDoc icon
     12 likes

    Text processor for AsciiDoc format https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AsciiDoc which is human readable text format, similar to Markdown format, but with more complex syntax usage (but not so complex like LaTeX).

    6 AsciiDoc alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    AsciiDoc Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Text formatting
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    AsciiDoc VS Docutils

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  8. MarkdownDown icon
     1 like

    Convert any webpage to a clean markdown w/ images downloaded.

    4 MarkdownDown alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    MarkdownDown Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Ad-free
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    MarkdownDown VS Docutils

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  9. HTMLtoMD icon
     2 likes

    Converts HTML to Markdown. Will download a single page or a site and converts to Markdown.

    5 HTMLtoMD alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    HTMLtoMD Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
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    HTMLtoMD VS Docutils

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  10. MarkMyWords icon
     4 likes

    A minimal markdown editor in the eOS design.

    44 MarkMyWords alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Vala

    MarkMyWords Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
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    MarkMyWords VS Docutils

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  11. Texy! icon
     4 likes

    Texy! is a lightweight markup language as well as converter of this format to XHTML, in a form of a library written in the PHP scripting language. It allows the user to write structured documents without knowledge or using of HTML language.

    22 Texy! alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Text formatting
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    Texy! VS Docutils

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  12.  Like this app

    The MarkItDown library is a utility tool for converting various files to Markdown (e.g., for indexing, text analysis, etc.).

    17 MarkItDown alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python

    MarkItDown Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Python-based

    MarkItDown VS Docutils

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