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

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