Asciidoctor
6.9#4 in documentation generatorsFree planFree planWebAPIExtensionLinux
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Natural Docs
6.1#17 in documentation generatorsFree planFree planLinuxmacOSWindows
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| Fact | Asciidoctor | Natural Docs |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2003 |
| Intended users | The project describes its toolchain as serving people who write and publish AsciiDoc content across platforms and runtimes. | The author describes use by educational institutions, government, companies, and individuals. |
| Purpose | Asciidoctor parses AsciiDoc source and converts it into publishable formats such as HTML 5 and PDF. | Natural Docs is an open source documentation generator that scans code comments and creates HTML documentation. |
| Support | The documentation directs users seeking real-time community support to the project chat’s #users stream. | Help is available through the Reddit forum, email to the author, and GitHub issue tracker; businesses can contact the author about commercial support contracts. |
Asciidoctor plans
- AsciidoctorFree
Natural Docs plans
- Natural DocsFree
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 Natural Docs if…
It suits developers who want to generate HTML API documentation from source comments or text files, including teams using supported existing comment formats. It is also relevant to users who need the generated documentation to work offline.