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DocFX vs Doxygen
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | DocFX | Doxygen |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C# | C++ |
| Licence | MIT | GPL-2.0 |
| Stars | 4.4k | 6.6k |
| Latest | v2.81.0 | Release_1_18_0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-18 | 2026-10-17 |
| Release cadence | about 65 days between releases | about 90 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 7 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 11 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
DocFX replaces Doxygen. Alternatives to Doxygen →
PartialAPI reference for .NET code generated from XML comments, plus Markdown articles.
Both replace Sphinx. Alternatives to Sphinx →
PartialDocFXDocumentation site from Markdown and .NET API metadata rather than reStructuredText.
PartialDoxygenGenerates API docs from source comments, mainly for C and C++, without Sphinx's prose-oriented authoring.
DocFX
- v2.81.02026-09-25Allow custom templates to override search.min.js in the modern template by @filzrev in #10055.
- v2.80.12026-09-18fix: preserve thematic breaks in overwrite Markdown
- v2.78.62026-09-17chore(deps): bump dependabot/fetch-metadata from 2.3.0 to 2.5.0 by @dependabot[bot] in
- v2.78.52026-02-24Add support for .NET 10 target framework
- v2.78.42025-10-24🧩 Updated to Roslyn 4.13.0 and added .NET 10 nightly build support. (#10577, #10561)
Doxygen
- Release_1_18_02026-08-13Doxygen release 1.18.0
- Release_1_17_02026-04-30Doxygen release 1.17.0
- Release_1_16_12026-01-11Doxygen release 1.16.1
- Release_1_16_02026-01-05Doxygen release 1.16.0
- Release_1_15_02025-10-22Doxygen release 1.15.0
DocFX
✓ signed The latest release, v2.81.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Doxygen
unsigned The latest release, Release_1_18_0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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