Tech riderRev. 20 Sept 2026
Sandcastle Help File Builder
- 1Runs onWindows
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Source inputsmanaged assemblies, XML comments, Visual Studio solutions and projects, Markdown, MAML
- 4API reference generationYes
- 5Versioned documentationYes
- 6CI/CD integrationYes
- 7Output formatsHTML Help 1, MS Help Viewer, website, Open XML, Markdown
- 8Programming languagesC#, VB.NET, C++, F#, J#
7 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: github.com
Overview
Sandcastle Help File Builder is ranked #21 of 38 in documentation generators on Specifiction. It runs on Windows.
Compared on documentation generators
- Free plan
- Yesgithub.com
- Source inputs
- managed assemblies, XML comments, Visual Studio solutions and projects, Markdown, MAMLgithub.com
- API reference generation
- Yesgithub.com
- Versioned documentation
- Yesgithub.com
- CI/CD integration
- Yesgithub.com
- Output formats
- HTML Help 1, MS Help Viewer, website, Open XML, Markdowngithub.com
- Programming languages
- C#, VB.NET, C++, F#, J#github.com
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