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GitBook

Hosted documentation platform with an editor and Git sync. A closed product from GitBook.

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ToolFitStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
DocusaurusFull replacement66kMITOpen sourceNoTypeScriptv3.10.22026-10-05
Material for MkDocsFull replacement28kMITOpen sourceNoPython9.7.72026-10-02
MkDocsFull replacement22kBSD-2-ClauseOpen sourceNoPython1.6.12025-10-20
mdBookFull replacement22kMPL-2.0Open sourceNoRustv0.5.42026-10-05
VitePressFull replacement18kMITOpen sourceNoTypeScriptv2.0.0-alpha.202026-10-05
NextraFull replacement14kMITOpen sourceNoTypeScriptnextra-theme-docs@4.6.12026-07-31
FumadocsFull replacement13kMITOpen sourceNoTypeScriptfumadocs@16.16.22026-10-06
StarlightFull replacement9.4kMITOpen sourceNoTypeScript@astrojs/starlight@0.42.52026-10-06
SphinxFull replacement8.1kOtherOpen sourceNoPythonv9.1.02026-10-05
docsifyPartial32kMITOpen sourceNoJavaScriptv5.0.02026-10-02
Jupyter BookPartial4.3kBSD-3-ClauseOpen sourceNoTypeScriptv2.1.72026-10-01
TypemillPartial620MITOpen sourceYesJavaScriptv2.27.02026-09-20

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12 alternatives

mdBookFull replacement

Create book from markdown files. Like Gitbook but implemented in Rust

Builds a book from Markdown files and a SUMMARY.md, as the original GitBook did.

Language
Rust
Licence
MPL-2.0
Stars
22k
Latest
v0.5.4
Last push
2026-10-05
SphinxFull replacement

The Sphinx documentation generator

Documentation from reStructuredText or Markdown in your repository, with API reference from docstrings and PDF output.

Language
Python
Licence
Other
Stars
8.1k
Latest
v9.1.0
Last push
2026-10-05
docsifyPartial

🃏 A magical documentation site generator.

Renders Markdown from your repository in the browser, with no build step and no hosted editor.

Language
JavaScript
Licence
MIT
Stars
32k
Latest
v5.0.0
Last push
2026-10-02
Jupyter BookPartial

Create beautiful, publication-quality books and documents from computational content.

Books and documentation from Markdown and Jupyter notebooks, with executable content.

Language
TypeScript
Stars
4.3k
Latest
v2.1.7
Last push
2026-10-01
TypemillPartial

Typemill is a flat-file CMS based on Markdown and designed for informational websites like documentation, manuals, and handbooks.

Flat-file Markdown sites for manuals and documentation, with a browser editor.

Language
JavaScript
Licence
MIT
Stars
620
Latest
v2.27.0
Last push
2026-09-20

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