YARD AlternativesDocumentation Generators and other similar apps like YARD

YARD is described as 'Documentation generation tool for the Ruby programming language. It enables the user to generate consistent, usable documentation that can be exported to a number of formats very easily, and also supports extending for custom Ruby constructs such as custom class level' and is a documentation generator in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to YARD for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, Mac, Windows and Web-based apps. The best YARD alternative is GitBook, which is free. Other great apps like YARD are Docusaurus, Code Hike, Archivy and MkDocs.

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  1. GitBook icon

    GitBook

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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

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    • Online
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    • GitBook is the most popular Web-based alternative to YARD.

    • GitBook is the most popular free alternative to YARD.

    • GitBook is Freemium and ProprietaryYARD is Free and Open Source
    • GitBook is LightweightYARD is not according to our users
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    Docusaurus

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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 (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
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    • Docusaurus is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to YARD.

    • Docusaurus is the most popular Open Source alternative to YARD.

    • Docusaurus is Free and Open SourceYARD is also Free and Open Source
    • Docusaurus is LightweightYARD is not according to our users
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    Code Hike

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Archbee

    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 wi...

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    Archivy

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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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
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  10. Sphinx icon

    Sphinx

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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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Sphinx is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to YARD.

    • Sphinx is Free and Open SourceYARD is also Free and Open Source
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    Notaku

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    Turn you Notion into documentation, knowledge base and blog websites.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Retype

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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).

    52 Retype alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    Docsify.js

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    docsify generates your documentation website on the fly. Unlike GitBook, it does not generate static html files. Instead, it smartly loads and parses your Markdown files and displays them as website. All you need to do is create an index.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
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