Jigsaw (Tighten) AlternativesDocumentation Generators and other similar apps like Jigsaw (Tighten)

Jigsaw (Tighten) is described as 'Jigsaw is a framework for rapidly building static sites using the same modern tooling that powers your web applications' and is a documentation generator in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Jigsaw (Tighten) for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, Mac, Windows and Web-based apps. The best Jigsaw (Tighten) alternative is GitBook, which is free. Other great apps like Jigsaw (Tighten) are Docusaurus, Code Hike, Archivy and VitePress.

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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 Jigsaw (Tighten).

    • GitBook is the most popular free alternative to Jigsaw (Tighten).

    • GitBook is Freemium and ProprietaryJigsaw (Tighten) is Free and Open Source
    • GitBook is LightweightJigsaw (Tighten) 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 Jigsaw (Tighten).

    • Docusaurus is the most popular Open Source alternative to Jigsaw (Tighten).

    • Docusaurus is Free and Open SourceJigsaw (Tighten) is also Free and Open Source
    • Docusaurus is LightweightJigsaw (Tighten) 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. 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
     
  5. 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
     
  6. 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
     
  7. Notaku icon
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    Turn you Notion into documentation, knowledge base and blog websites.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. 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!

    43 Starlight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Retype icon
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    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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Retype is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Jigsaw (Tighten).

    • Retype is Free and ProprietaryJigsaw (Tighten) is Free and Open Source
  10. Vrite icon
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    Open-source headless CMS ideal for programming blogs, offering a modern WYSIWYG editor, Markdown, code formatting, real-time collaboration, Kanban dashboard, and versatile API for content delivery.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Vrite is the most popular SaaS alternative to Jigsaw (Tighten).

    • Vrite is Freemium and Open SourceJigsaw (Tighten) is Free and Open Source
  11. Docsify.js icon
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    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.

    52 Docsify.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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