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docfx vs Sphinx: catalog facts
docfx	Sphinx
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the BSD 2-Clause licence.
Windows, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Generates API reference straight from .NET assemblies and XML comments Combines API docs with Markdown articles	Strong cross-referencing, including across projects Outputs HTML, PDF via LaTeX, ePub and Texinfo
Requires the .NET SDK 8.0 or higher PDF output needs Node.js as well	reStructuredText has a learning curve Requires a Python environment
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: BSD-2-Clause
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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