Self-Hosted Read The Docs Alternatives

Read The Docs is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best Self-Hosted alternative is DevDocs, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Read The Docs and 16 are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to Read The Docs are Wiki.js, Quartz – Static Site Generator, Archivy and MkDocs.

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  1. DevDocs icon
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    Offers a single interface for accessing numerous developer documentations with instant fuzzy search, offline functionality, multi-version support, ad-free experience, mobile optimization, dark mode, keyboard shortcuts, and open-source licensing, for convenient reference.

    11 DevDocs alternatives

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    • Online
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    Comments about DevDocs as an Alternative to Read The Docs
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    It doesnt generate documentation.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    etheaarygame
    Negative
    0

    It's not a documentation creating platform

    Caioz
    Positive
    -1

    It doesn't create documentations, it just shows ones.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • DevDocs is Free and Open SourceRead The Docs is also Free and Open Source
  2. Wiki.js icon
     51 likes

    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 (.

    76 Wiki.js alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  3. 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)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
    • npm
     
  4. Archivy icon
     12 likes

    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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
     
  5. MkDocs icon
     20 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.

    69 MkDocs alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
  6. 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.

    49 Sphinx alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Python
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Comments about Sphinx as an Alternative to Read The Docs
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Read The Docs is a skin on Sphinx, so RTD users will be at home with all of Sphinx's features.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Sphinx is Free and Open SourceRead The Docs is also Free and Open Source
  7. Retype icon
     7 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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Documize icon
     19 likes

    Documize creates the Enterprise Knowledge Backbone by unifying docs, wiki, reporting and dashboards — composition + coordination + discovery + distribution + workflows = faster business outcomes

    78 Documize alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  9. owl is a minimalistic and very fast web application that allows you to organize a simple knowledge base from Markdown files.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Daux.io icon
     16 likes

    Daux.io is a documentation generator that uses a simple folder structure and Markdown files to create custom documentation on the fly. It helps you create great looking documentation in a developer friendly way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
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    Hosted documentation and artifacts server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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