Docsify This

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Turn your Markdown files into multi-device friendly, shareable web pages instantly with Docsify-This. Finalist in the Open Infrastructure category for the 2024 Open Education Awards for Excellence. Mirror backup instance available at https://docsify-this.netlify.app.

Overview:

Docsify is an open-source web app that allows users to quickly publish online Markdown files as standalone web pages without the need to set up their own website. It provides an easy way to display and share Markdown content in various contexts, with no website setup or build process required. Docsify-This solves the problem of easily publishing Markdown files and provides features such as visually styling web pages, sharing GitHub-hosted Markdown files, embedding Markdown/HTML in other platforms, and utilizing URL parameters for better visual matching.

Features:

  • Publish Markdown files as standalone web pages: Docsify-This allows users to publish their Markdown files as standalone web pages without the need for website setup or building processes.
  • Visually style web pages: Users can visually style their standalone web pages using a point-and-click Web Page Builder, making it easy to customize the appearance of their content.
  • Share GitHub-hosted Markdown files: Docsify-This enables users to share existing GitHub-hosted Markdown files as standalone web pages, with an optional 'Edit this Page' link.
  • Embed Markdown/HTML in other platforms: Users can seamlessly embed constraint-free Markdown/HTML authored by them into other platforms like LMS or CMS.
  • Reuse existing Markdown content: Docsify-This allows users to reuse existing Markdown content by embedding it within other platforms, such as LMS or CMS.
  • Utilize URL parameters for visual matching: The supported URL parameters can be used to match the visual appearance of the embedded content with each destination platform.
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Docsify

Docsify generates your documentation website on the fly. Unlike GitBook, it does not generate static html files. Instead, it smartly loads and parses your Markdown files and displays them as a website. To start using it, all you need to do is create an index.html and deploy it on GitHub Pages.

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GitHub Pages

Gridsome is a Vue.js-based static site generator that makes it easy to build fast and flexible websites and applications by leveraging modern web technologies like GraphQL, Webpack, and hot reloading