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Jupyter BookSphinx
Free

Free and open source.

 Free

Free and open source under the BSD 2-Clause licence.

Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Executes code at build time and includes the results
  • Cross-references pages, figures and equations
  • Strong cross-referencing, including across projects
  • Outputs HTML, PDF via LaTeX, ePub and Texinfo
  • Version 2 still has known limitations
  • Command-line workflow assumes some technical comfort
  • reStructuredText has a learning curve
  • Requires a Python environment
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause License: BSD-2-Clause
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

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