JSDoc Alternatives

JSDoc is described as 'API documentation generator for JavaScript, similar to Javadoc or phpDocumentor. You add documentation comments directly to your source code, right alongside the code itself. The JSDoc tool will scan your source code and generate an HTML documentation website for you' and is an app in the development category. There are three alternatives to JSDoc for Linux, Self-Hosted, Windows, Mac and npm. The best JSDoc alternative is doxdox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like JSDoc are ESDoc and DocumentJS.

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  1. doxdox icon

    doxdox

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    doxdox is a documentation generator that converts JSDoc comment blocks into easy to read Bootstrap and Markdown documentation files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    • doxdox is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to JSDoc.

    • doxdox is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to JSDoc.

    • doxdox is Free and Open SourceJSDoc is also Free and Open Source
  2. ESDoc icon

    ESDoc

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    Documentation generator for JavaScript.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. DocumentJS icon

    DocumentJS

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    DocumentJS creates beautiful, articulate, multi-versioned documentation. With DocumentJS, you can:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • npm
     
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