Build & Ship · APIs & Developer Utilities
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Turns a folder of Markdown files into a searchable documentation website, with every formerly sponsor-only feature now included.
★ 27.6kFreeMKmkdocs/mkdocsTurns a folder of Markdown files into a documentation website, controlled by one settings file.
★ 22.4kFreeMDrust-lang/mdBookTurns a folder of Markdown chapters into a searchable book-style website.
★ 22.2kFreeSCscalar/scalarIt turns an OpenAPI description into a readable, searchable documentation site with a built-in request client.
★ 16.3kFreeSTwithastro/starlightAstro's own documentation theme — the content that ranks for months and gets quoted by AI assistants.
★ 9.4kFreeMKmkdocstrings/mkdocstringsPulls the explanation notes out of Python code and renders them on a documentation site.
★ 2.1kFreeZUzuplo/zudokuBuilds a documentation site for a web service from the description it already produces.
★ 604FreeA second choice: they cover part of this job or are a building block for it.
Reads a project and draws a clickable map of how its parts connect.
★ 128kFreeSTstorybookjs/storybookA workshop that renders each interface component on its own, in every variant, and builds the result as a static site.
★ 91.3kFreeMEmermaid-js/mermaidA library that renders flowcharts, sequence diagrams, timelines and mind maps from short blocks of plain text.
★ 90.7kFreeHUgohugoio/hugoTurns a folder of Markdown files into a complete website in seconds.
★ 90.1kFreeDIcathrynlavery/diagram-designAn agent skill that makes a coding assistant produce one self-contained HTML and SVG diagram.
★ 56.5kFreeDUdubinc/dubA link shortener that records clicks and follows them through to a sign-up or a sale.
★ 24.9kFreeGOgotenberg/gotenbergOne service that converts HTML, Markdown, Word and spreadsheet files into PDF.
★ 13.3kFreeDATomWright/daselOne command-line program that queries and edits eight structured file formats with a single selector syntax.
★ 8kFreeSVSVG-Edit/svgeditA vector drawing editor that runs in a browser and can be embedded in a web page.
★ 7.8kFreeFSjhspetersson/fselectIt finds files using queries written in a language that looks like SQL.
★ 4.5kFreeTBk1LoW/tblsReads a database and writes its documentation, then checks it against chosen rules.
★ 4.4kFreeTOtolgee/tolgee-platformSelf-hosted localisation platform with in-context editing — the way a second-language version of an app stops being a forked codebase.
★ 4.1kFreeLYlycheeverse/lycheeA fast link checker that reads a website, Markdown files and HTML.
★ 4kFreeMAmarp-team/marp-cliIt turns one Markdown file into slides, a PDF or a PowerPoint file with one command.
★ 3.9kFreeYQkislyuk/yqA wrapper that lets `jq` read and write YAML, XML and TOML as well as JSON.
★ 3kFreeLLAnswerDotAI/llms-txtA proposal for one Markdown file at `/llms.txt` that tells a language model what a site is, plus two tools for working with it.
★ 2.7kFreePDmitmproxy/pdocTurns the comments already written inside a Python project into a reference website, with no configuration file.
★ 2.5kFreeDJjgm/djotA light markup language designed to fix the confusing parts of Markdown.
★ 2kFreeINopral/inlangA translation system for websites that compiles each language into plain code.
★ 2kFreeNUharlan-zw/nuxt-seoSeven search-engine and answer-engine modules for Nuxt sites, installed as one package.
★ 1.4kFreeRErest-sh/restishA command-line tool for calling web APIs, with short commands and saved logins.
★ 1.4kFreeSCgoogle/schema-dtsTyped JSON-LD for the Schema.org vocabulary — structured data the compiler can check.
★ 1.2kFreeASdelucis/astro-og-canvasAutomatic link-preview images for every page of an Astro site.
★ 288FreeOne job at a time: the paid tools worth paying for, the free ones you can run yourself, and who should pick which.
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