Scalar is a collection of API products for documentation, client generation, API management, requests, and MCP server use.
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VitePress
VitePress turns Markdown content into themed static HTML pages for documentation and other content-focused websites.
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GitBook
GitBook is a collaborative platform for creating, reviewing, and publishing branded documentation websites.
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Paligo
Paligo is a cloud-based component content management system for creating, organizing, translating, and publishing technical documentation and other knowledge content.
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HelpNDoc
HelpNDoc is Windows software for creating and publishing documentation for different audiences.
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SwaggerHub
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Jupyter Book
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Redocly
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Sphinx
Sphinx is a free Python application for building technical documentation from structured text.
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MadCap Flare
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ReadMe
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ClickHelp
ClickHelp is a cloud documentation platform for authoring, hosting and publishing technical documentation.
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Read the Docs
Read the Docs hosts documentation for open-source projects and teams, with automatic builds, versioning, search, pull request previews, and CDN…
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DocFX
DocFX is a free static site generator for technical documentation.
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Stoplight Elements
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Archbee
Archbee is documentation software available on the web and for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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Docusaurus
Docusaurus is a static-site generator for building documentation websites as React single-page applications.
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Antora
Antora is a documentation site generator for technical writers working in AsciiDoc.
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Doxygen
Doxygen is a free documentation generator that turns source-code comments into documentation and parses classes, functions and variables.
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HelpSmith
HelpSmith is a Windows desktop authoring tool for creating help files and documentation from one XML-based source.
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MkDocs
MkDocs is a free static site generator for project documentation written in Markdown and configured with a YAML file.
LinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows6.1 - 24

Document360
Document360 provides software for creating and managing knowledge bases and documentation for customers and employees.
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Docsify
Docsify is an open-source documentation site generator that turns Markdown files into a website.
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VuePress
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