GitBook alternatives

6 open source tools you can use instead of GitBook

The most-starred open source alternative to GitBook is Docusaurus. Other notable options: docsify, Material for MkDocs, MkDocs, mdBook. All of them are free to download and most can run on your own server.

Docusaurus66.7k

meta/docusaurus

Open source tool built on React for creating documentation websites that are easy to maintain.

Alternative to: GitBook

LicenseOpen sourceMIT

CategoryWeb & CMS

LanguageTypeScript

Last updatetoday

PlatformsCommand line

docsify31.6k

docsifyjs/docsify

Generates documentation sites on the fly from Markdown files.

Alternative to: GitBook

LicenseOpen sourceMIT

CategoryWeb & CMS

LanguageJavaScript

Last updatetoday

PlatformsCommand line

Material for MkDocs27.6k

squidfunk/mkdocs-material

Builds polished documentation sites from Markdown using MkDocs.

Alternative to: GitBook

LicenseOpen sourceMIT

CategoryWeb & CMS

LanguagePython

Last update6 days ago

PlatformsCommand line

MkDocs22.5k

mkdocs/mkdocs

Static site generator that builds project documentation from Markdown.

Alternative to: GitBook

LicenseOpen sourceBSD-2-Clause

CategoryWeb & CMS

LanguagePython

Last update1 years ago

PlatformsCommand line

mdBook22.3k

rust-lang/mdBook

Command line tool written in Rust that builds books and documentation websites from Markdown files, similar to GitBook.

Alternative to: GitBook

LicenseOpen sourceMPL-2.0

CategoryDeveloper Tools

LanguageRust

Last update3 days ago

PlatformsCommand line

PandaWiki10.5k

chaitin/PandaWiki

AI powered knowledge base system for building help centers and wikis.

Alternative to: Confluence, GitBook

LicenseOpen sourceAGPL-3.0

CategoryProductivity & NotesSelf-hosted

LanguageTypeScript

Last updatetoday

PlatformsWebDocker