Material for MkDocs AlternativesDocumentation & Static Site Generators like Material for MkDocs

Material for MkDocs is described as 'Write your documentation in Markdown and create a professional static site in minutes – searchable, customizable, in 60+ languages, for all devices' and is a documentation generator in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Material for MkDocs for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows and npm apps. The best Material for MkDocs alternative is GitBook, which is free. Other great apps like Material for MkDocs are Docusaurus, Hyperbook, 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 Material for MkDocs.

    • GitBook is the most popular free alternative to Material for MkDocs.

    • GitBook is Freemium and ProprietaryMaterial for MkDocs is Freemium and Open Source
    • GitBook is LightweightMaterial for MkDocs 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 Material for MkDocs.

    • Docusaurus is the most popular Open Source alternative to Material for MkDocs.

    • Docusaurus is Free and Open SourceMaterial for MkDocs is Freemium and Open Source
    • Docusaurus is LightweightMaterial for MkDocs is not according to our users
  3. 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 Material for MkDocs.

    • Hyperbook is Free and Open SourceMaterial for MkDocs is Freemium and Open Source
    • Hyperbook is LightweightMaterial for MkDocs is not according to our users
  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. Zensical icon
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    Zensical is re-envisioning static site generation (SSG) from first principles – delivering a next-generation architecture that's built to be the last SSG you'll ever need. Designed for technical documentation, knowledge management, and professional blogs, Zensical...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  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. 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
     
  10. 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
     
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