CMinx vs Sphinx
What both publish
| Fact | CMinx | Sphinx |
|---|---|---|
| Installation | The documentation recommends installing with pip, or building and installing through CMake. | Sphinx is a Python application installable through PyPI, Conda, Linux package managers, Homebrew or MacPorts, Chocolatey, Docker, or from source. |
| License | The GitHub repository identifies the project license as Apache-2.0. | The project states that its code is released under the two-clause BSD license. |
| Output formats | CMinx generates reStructuredText files whose contents can use reStructuredText markup. | Sphinx generates HTML, LaTeX for PDF, ePub, Texinfo and other documentation formats. |
| Purpose | CMinx generates API documentation for CMake functions and macros. | Sphinx generates technical documentation from structured text. |
| Support | The project asks users to open an issue for questions, suggestions, or bug reports and says it will address them as soon as possible. | The project directs users to Stack Overflow, GitHub Discussions, GitHub Issues, or the sphinx-users mailing list for questions and problem reports. |
CMinx plans
No prices published.
Sphinx plans
- Sphinx open-source softwareFree
Pick CMinx if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick Sphinx if…
Sphinx suits technical writers and development teams maintaining structured documentation, especially when they need multiple output formats, cross-project references or API documentation drawn from docstrings.