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Swift-DocC vs TypeDoc

Swift-DocC

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TypeDoc

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FigureSwift-DocCTypeDoc
Price from—Free
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source——
macOSYes—
LinuxYesYes
API—Yes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published01
Spec score · Documentation Generators5.4 (#37)8.0 (#10)

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Swift-DocC

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TypeDoc

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Swift-DocC

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TypeDoc

TypeDoc is a free TypeScript documentation generator that turns source comments into HTML pages or a JSON model. It builds from project exports and follows re-exports, allowing members declared elsewhere to appear in documentation. TSDoc and JSDoc tags are extracted, Markdown is accepted in comments, and fenced code blocks receive Shiki syntax highlighting. HTML and JSON are built in; Markdown output needs a plugin such as typedoc-plugin-markdown. A default theme is included, while plugins can add themes, alter conversion and symbol organization, or change display. Custom CSS and JavaScript can further adjust generated pages. Configuration can come from an options file, package.json, or tsconfig.json. TypeDoc runs on Node.js, uses the TypeScript compiler, and supports the current Node.js LTS or newer. For npm monorepos, the packages entry-point strategy can combine package documentation into one site. The project is Apache-2.0 licensed. Documentation warns that global installation can separate plugins and themes from the intended TypeDoc installation.

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