Doctave
A batteries-included developer documentation site generator
Overview
Doctave is an opinionated documentation site generator that converts Markdown files into a beautiful documentation site with minimal effort. Unlike generic static site generators, Doctave is specifically designed for generating documentation sites, making it simpler with fewer configuration steps. Doctave is an open-source tool built and maintained by Doctave.com.
Features
- Mermaid.js diagrams
- Offline full-text search
- Local live-reloading server
- Broken links checking
- Typesetting for mathematical formulas
- Responsive design
- Dark mode
- GitHub flavored markdown
- Minimal configuration
- Fast build times (Doctave is built with Rust)
Summary
Doctave is a purpose-built documentation site generator that simplifies the process of creating beautiful documentation sites from Markdown files. With an array of powerful features specific to documentation, such as Mermaid.js diagrams, offline search, and responsive design, Doctave streamlines the generation process. The tool is easy to install using precompiled binaries, Homebrew, or Cargo. If you are looking for an efficient solution to create documentation sites, Doctave is a great choice.
- Documentation
Documentation themes are built specifically for writing technical and product documentation. They are normally written and maintained in Markdown. The often include a navigation menu, search bar, clear headings, semantic document structure and clean typography.