HelpViewer Alternatives

Apps similar to HelpViewer include Wikipedia, which is free and open source. Other options are Notion, TiddlyWiki, Docmost and La Suite Docs. There's no shortage of Documentation Generators like HelpViewer, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, self-hosting, Mac, Linux and the web.

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  1. Docusaurus icon
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    Docusaurus is a project for easily building, deploying, and maintaining open source project websites.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
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  2. Confluence icon
     70 likes

    Trusted by 8,000 businesses, Confluence is the leading collaboration software and enterprise wiki for intranets and knowledge management. Free 30-day trial.

    167 Confluence alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
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  3. MkDocs icon
     22 likes

    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.

    80 MkDocs alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  4. Quartz is a set of tools that helps you publish your digital garden and notes as a website for free. Quartz v4 features a from-the-ground rewrite focusing on end-user extensibility and ease-of-use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
    • npm
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  5. Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is a full-featured, web-based, multilingual (40+ languages), tightly integrated, all-in-one Wiki+CMS+Groupware, Free Source Software (GNU/LGPL), using PHP + Smarty, MySQL, Zend Framework, jQuery and Bootstrap.

    124 Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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  6. ButterflyVu icon
     1 like

    Lightweight, performance-first, easy to setup documentation website.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  7. Hyperbook icon
     6 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
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  8. 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.

    52 Sphinx alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. Retype icon
     8 likes

    A documentation generator that builds HTML output based on Markdown files. Supports Markdown specs and offers a wide set of custom components using Markdown-like syntax. Builds Reference Source documentation for .NET projects (more added soon).

    61 Retype alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Docsify.js icon
     16 likes

    docsify generates your documentation website on the fly. Unlike GitBook, it does not generate static html files. Instead, it smartly loads and parses your Markdown files and displays them as website. All you need to do is create an index.

    62 Docsify.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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