Asciidoctor
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VisitAsciidoctor vs mdBook
What both publish
| Fact | Asciidoctor | mdBook |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | The project ecosystem includes Maven and Gradle plugins, browser extensions, an IntelliJ plugin, and tools such as Asciidoctor Diagram. | The documentation describes using GitHub Actions or GitLab CI/CD to test and deploy books automatically. |
| Purpose | Asciidoctor parses AsciiDoc source and converts it into publishable formats such as HTML 5 and PDF. | mdBook is a command-line tool for creating books from Markdown, including product or API documentation, tutorials, and course materials. |
| Support | The documentation directs users seeking real-time community support to the project chat’s #users stream. | The project directs users to its GitHub issue tracker for issues and feature requests and relies on community contributions to fix bugs and add features. |
Asciidoctor plans
- AsciidoctorFree
mdBook plans
- mdBookFree
Pick Asciidoctor if…
Asciidoctor suits writers and developers publishing AsciiDoc across different formats and runtimes. Its command-line, API, and build-tool integrations also fit documentation workflows that use Ruby, Java, or JavaScript.
Pick mdBook if…
mdBook suits developers and authors producing documentation, tutorials, or course materials from Markdown. It is a fit for users who want a command-line build process and can work with themes, preprocessors, or backends as needed.