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docfx vs Doxygen: catalog facts
docfx	Doxygen
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Generates API reference straight from .NET assemblies and XML comments Combines API docs with Markdown articles	Outputs HTML, PDF, RTF and XML Markdown support in code comments
Requires the .NET SDK 8.0 or higher PDF output needs Node.js as well	PDF output requires a LaTeX setup Configuration has many options to learn
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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