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24 alternatives to Docup

The easiest way to write beautiful docs.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Docup launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Docsify▲214

   A magical documentation site generator

   2017 · docsify.js.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   docs2epub▲201

   Get your favorite docs as eBooks

   2016 · javier.xyz · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Best Doc Pages▲110

   Find inspiration for your next dev docs site

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4DW
   Docup – write beautiful docs for small projects▲13

   2018 · docup.egojump.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Docbase▲110

   Render your markdown documentation into beautiful sites

   2016 · opensource.appbase.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Stack Overflow Documentation▲227

   A crowdsourced developer documentation

   2016 · stackoverflow.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Couscous▲90

   Turn Markdown documentation into beautiful websites

   2014 · couscous.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Docdown▲140

   Manage your web content with the power of Google Docs

   2016 · docdown.co · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Tiny Docs▲121

   Simple place to write

   2015 · its alternatives →

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    Docup – single-page documentation for your open source projectsfree▲53

    Docup is a single JavaScript file that fetches Markdown file and renders it as a beautiful one-page documentation.

    2020 · docup.now.sh · its alternatives →

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    Doco▲73

    Easily manage open photoshop docs

    2014 · creativedo.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Developerhub.io▲149

    Create beautiful powerful documentation, hassle-free.

    2018 · developerhub.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Doctant▲187

    Simplify documentation so your whole team can create & share

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Fuck Yeah Markdown▲121

    Turns websites into markdown

    2016 · fuckyeahmarkdown.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Docxy▲138

    Build fast & beautiful documentation websites with markdown.

    2020 · docxy.traction.one · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Draft▲149

    GitHub for writing

    2013 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    How To Build This▲144

    A platform for makers to find the right tools

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Write The Docs▲81

    A place where high-quality documentation is appreciated

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Markvis▲118

    Make visualization in markdown.

    2017 · markvis.js.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Create Documentation▲82

    Never lose documentation files or versions again

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    docsend▲41

    Simple, intelligent, modern document sending

    2014 · docsend.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ReadmeStack▲99

    Free Markdown web editor synchronized with GitHub

    2023 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    WordMark▲78

    A lightweight blog publishing editor for Markdown writers

    2016 · wordmarkapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Layout - No One's Trying to Make a Shitty Website▲67

    How to work and collaborate with developers

    2016 · layout.fm · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →