Writerside AlternativesDocumentation Generators and other similar apps like Writerside

Writerside is described as 'The most powerful development environment – now adapted for writing documentation' and is a documentation generator in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Writerside for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, Web-based, Mac and Windows apps. The best Writerside alternative is BookStack, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Writerside are GitBook, Docusaurus, Code Hike and Archivy.

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  1. BookStack icon
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    BookStack is a free and open source knowledge management platform built on PHP. The system has been built around simplicity to ensure that adding information to it is not a chore. The content structure is built on the metaphors of Books, Chapters & Pages.

    107 BookStack alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
    • BookStack is the most popular Web-based, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Writerside.

    • BookStack is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Writerside.

    • BookStack is Free and Open SourceWriterside is Free and Proprietary
  2. 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
     
  3. 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
     
  4. 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
     
  5. mdBook icon
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    Gitbook alternative in Rust.

    56 mdBook alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Rust
     
    • mdBook is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Writerside.

    • mdBook is Free and Open SourceWriterside is Free and Proprietary
  6. 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
     
  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!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. 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 Writerside.

    • Vrite is Freemium and Open SourceWriterside is Free and Proprietary
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