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doc8 vs reStructuredText Lint: catalog facts
doc8	reStructuredText Lint
Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.	Free Free and open source under the Unlicense.
Command line	Command line
Checks reStructuredText and plain text documentation Can run against a documentation directory	Checks files and folders Can report results as text or JSON
Focused on documentation style checks	Limited to reStructuredText documents
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: Unlicense
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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