Asciidoctor
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VisitAsciidoctor vs MkDocs
What both publish
| Fact | Asciidoctor | MkDocs |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | The project ecosystem includes Maven and Gradle plugins, browser extensions, an IntelliJ plugin, and tools such as Asciidoctor Diagram. | MkDocs documentation can be deployed to GitHub Pages and hosted on Amazon S3. |
| License | The processor is open source software available under the MIT license. | MkDocs is distributed under the BSD license, which permits redistribution and use in source and binary forms subject to its conditions. |
| Purpose | Asciidoctor parses AsciiDoc source and converts it into publishable formats such as HTML 5 and PDF. | MkDocs is a static site generator geared toward building project documentation from Markdown and a single YAML configuration file. |
| Requirements | The documented Ruby implementations are CRuby 2.3–3.3, JRuby 9.1–9.4, and TruffleRuby (GraalVM). | MkDocs requires a recent version of Python and pip. |
| Support | The documentation directs users seeking real-time community support to the project chat’s #users stream. | The project directs users to GitHub Discussions and GitHub Issues for help. |
Asciidoctor plans
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MkDocs plans
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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 MkDocs if…
MkDocs suits people building project documentation sites from Markdown files, especially those comfortable with Python and command-line tools. It can also suit teams that want static HTML output for a hosting provider of their choice.