MkDocs is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Wiki.js, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to MkDocs and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to MkDocs are Doxygen, mdBook, Hyperbook and Sphinx.
Write your content in the widely used and simple Markdown format, using the built-in visual editor. Unlike other wiki software that save content in a database with a difficult to extract format, Wiki.js saves all your content directly into Markdown (.
Doxygen is a tool for generating documentation from annotated C++ sources, as well as other popular programming languages like C, Objective-C, C#, PHP, Java, Python, IDL (CORBA, Microsoft, and UNO/OpenOffice flavors), Fortran, VHDL, Tcl, and to some extent D.
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.
Sphinx is a tool that makes it easy to create intelligent and beautiful documentation, written by Georg Brandl and licensed under the BSD license.
With Gramax, you can quickly create a beautiful documentation site for your product or company. It’s fast, free, and works within your infrastructure.
Generate and manage technical documentation with AI-powered tools, real-time collaboration, GitHub content sync, custom domains, automated onboarding support, 30 customizable blocks, external integrations, JavaScript and React widgets, and secure distribution.
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).
Free open source software combining the best of wiki and CMS with community building-features.
A static site generator for creating documentation sites from AsciiDoc content aggregated from multiple repositories. Made by the creators of Asciidoctor.
SkyDocs is a software that takes your MarkDown files and build a complete website with some magic tricks !
NextBook is quick and easy way to buid technical books or documentation that support modern standards and run blazingly fast. It's built with MDX and Next.js and works by compiling markdown or MDX down to plain static html.
NextBook is a nice alternative to MkDocks. It's has a lot more under the hood, but it lacks a very basic feature, which is an global search. Other than that, it could replace MkDocs easily.
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MkDocs is a SSG (static site generator) optimized for documentation while Wiki.js is a Wiki (server-side, dynamic).