Doctave

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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)
documentation
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.