Tech riderRev. 21 Sept 2026
  1. 1Runs onNot stated by the maker
  2. 2CostsNot stated by the maker
  3. 3Database coveragerelational
  4. 4Data dictionaryYes
  5. 5Deploymentself hosted
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Overview

drizzle-docs-generator is ranked #19 of 27 in database documentation tools on Specifiction.

Compared on database documentation tools

Database coverage
relationalgithub.com
Data dictionary
Yesgithub.com
Deployment
self_hostedgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
The project describes itself as a CLI tool for generating DBML and Markdown documentation from Drizzle ORM schemas.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
JSDoc extraction
It extracts JSDoc comments and converts them to DBML notes.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Schema imports
It supports importing schema files from a directory and extensionless imports.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Relations
It detects relations defined with `defineRelations()` or `relations()`, and can fall back to foreign key constraints.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Output formats
It generates Markdown by default or DBML, with Markdown output supporting multiple files or a single file and an optional ER diagram.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Watch mode
Its watch option regenerates documentation when schema files change.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Database dialects
The documented dialect options are PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Installation
The README recommends local installation as a development dependency and also documents global installation using npm or pnpm.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
License
The project is licensed under MIT.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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