Dokiel

B tier on Technical Documentation SoftwareScore 7.0 · #3 of 35

Android app: Not listed
Free plan: Yes
Runs on: Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows

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Summary

Dokiel is a free authoring tool for technical documentation and training materials. It can produce user guides, tutorials, installation guides, specifications, reference websites, e-learning modules, and self-assessments. Authors organize material into reusable units, including concepts, procedures, interactive screens, and synoptic trees, then publish the same source as PDF, web content, or SCORM. Reusing units avoids duplicate writing, and changes can carry through to documents that use them. Variables, conditions, profiling, and skins allow content and visual identity to be adapted. Dokiel supports writing, review, and validation in client-server work, and stores and exchanges content using XML standards. It can run on an organization's infrastructure or be hosted by a service provider. Options include the Dokiel desktop application, SCENARIchain, and the MyScenari application and service. MyScenari online production is for Scenari association members and permits only Opale, Dokiel, and OptimOffice document models.

Who it is for

Dokiel is aimed at technical writers and trainers in software, manufacturing, IT management, and support services. It suits teams that need reusable content and multiple publishing formats.

What is good

Publishes a single source to PDF, web, and SCORM.
Reusable content can be updated across documents.
Supports writing, review, and validation workflows.
Free to use.

What to know first

MyScenari online production is limited to association members.
MyScenari permits only three document models.
MyScenari does not allow installing other document models.

Verdict

Dokiel fits documentation and training work built from reusable, structured content. Choose an implementation option with its publishing and collaboration needs in mind.

Dokiel plans and pricing

All plans

Dokiel Free open-source Scenari publishing chain · desktop or SCENARIchain installation scenari.org · 1 Oct 2026

Compared on technical documentation software

Free plan: Yesdoc.scenari.software
Authoring model: hybriddoc.scenari.software
Single-sourcing: Yesdoc.scenari.software
Translation support: Yesdoc.scenari.software
Review workflows: Yesdoc.scenari.software
Publishing outputs: PDF, Web, SCORMdoc.scenari.software

Facts

Purpose: Dokiel creates technical documentation and training media.doc.scenari.software · 1 Oct 2026
Target users: Dokiel is intended for technical writers and trainers at software editors, manufacturers, IT management teams and support services.doc.scenari.software · 1 Oct 2026
Outputs: It produces user guides, tutorials, installation guides, specifications, reference websites, e-learning modules and self-assessments.doc.scenari.software · 1 Oct 2026
Content model: Dokiel structures content into reusable fragments such as concepts, operating processes, interactive screens and synoptic trees.doc.scenari.software · 1 Oct 2026
Publishing formats: A single source can be published to PDF, web and SCORM formats.doc.scenari.software · 1 Oct 2026
Reuse: Content fragments can be reused across multiple documents without duplication, and updates propagate to documents that use them.doc.scenari.software · 1 Oct 2026
Customization: Dokiel supports variables, conditions, profiling and skins to adapt content and visual identity.doc.scenari.software · 1 Oct 2026
Teamwork: The documentation describes writing, review and validation in a client/server environment.doc.scenari.software · 1 Oct 2026
Standards: Dokiel uses XML standards to store and exchange content.doc.scenari.software · 1 Oct 2026
Deployment: Dokiel can run in client-server mode on an organization's infrastructure or be hosted and administered by a service provider.doc.scenari.software · 1 Oct 2026
Implementation options: Users can install the Dokiel wsppack in SCENARIchain, use the Dokiel desktop application, or use the MyScenari desktop application and service.doc.scenari.software · 1 Oct 2026
Web access: The MyScenari service is accessible through updated Brave, Chrome, Chromium on Linux deliveries, Edge, Opera and Vivaldi browsers.doc.scenari.software · 1 Oct 2026
MyScenari eligibility: MyScenari online production and distribution service is available to members of the Scenari association.doc.scenari.software · 1 Oct 2026
MyScenari limitation: MyScenari permits only the Opale, Dokiel and OptimOffice document models and does not allow installing other document models.doc.scenari.software · 1 Oct 2026
Security and privacy: The Association Scenari says users own their content and that personal data is not exploited except for anonymized internal statistics or important service notices, and is never sold or transferred.scenari.org · 1 Oct 2026
Support: Scenari provides documentation, tutorials, community training, a forum and access to service providers for assistance.scenari.org · 1 Oct 2026