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reStructuredText LintSphinx
Free

Free and open source under the Unlicense.

 Free

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

Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Checks files and folders
  • Can report results as text or JSON
  • Strong cross-referencing, including across projects
  • Outputs HTML, PDF via LaTeX, ePub and Texinfo
  • Limited to reStructuredText documents
  • reStructuredText has a learning curve
  • Requires a Python environment
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Unlicense License: BSD-2-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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