docsify
A documentation site generator that renders Markdown files as a website in the browser without a build step.
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About docsify
docsify turns a folder of Markdown files into a documentation website. Instead of generating static HTML files, it loads and parses the Markdown in the browser when a page is visited. You create an index.html file that loads docsify and deploy it alongside your Markdown, for example on GitHub Pages.
It includes multiple themes, a full-text search plugin, a plugin API, emoji support, Vue compatibility and an offline mode as a progressive web app. Version 5.0.0 is current. It suits project documentation where a simple setup matters more than prebuilt pages.
Strengths
- No build step; Markdown is rendered on the fly
- Full-text search plugin and multiple themes
- Plugin API for extending sites
- Deploys easily to GitHub Pages
Limitations
- Pages are rendered in the browser, which can be weaker for search engine indexing than static HTML
- Requires JavaScript in the reader's browser
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source, supported by donations.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The docsify contributors
- Platforms
- Web, Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Self-hosted
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Projects that want a documentation site from Markdown with minimal setup
- Categories
- Developer tools, Websites and blogs
- Last verified
- Added
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