A Git-native ReadMe alternative for docs-as-code
Doctave is a documentation platform built for docs-as-code
Collaborate on your API references and technical documentation using your current software-engineering workflow
No credit card required

A docs-as-code platform
for modern technical documentation
Doctave is a platform for building beautiful developer portals, API references, and knowledge bases
Manage your content in source control and deploy your docs to Doctave's hosting platform from CI/CD
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Markdown guides
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API reference docs
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CI/CD integration
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Preview environments
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Versioning
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Custom themes
How is Doctave different from ReadMe?
ReadMe is a well-established documentation platform. If you want a WYSIWYG experience and cloud based management, it's a great option.
But for technical teams, it may not be the best option.
ReadMe is not built for docs-as-code. If you want to manage your documentation using a modern Git-based collaboration workflow, ReadMe falls short.
With Doctave, you get the best of both worlds.
Doctave is a lightning-fast documentation generator and hosting platform all in one
Doctave's documentation sites look clean and modern out of the box, with analytics, user feedback, Markdown and OpenAPI support built in.
With Doctave you get preview environments automatically for each change, and can release your documentation from CI/CD.
Doctave is designed for engineering teams that want to employ docs-as-code for world-class technical documentation.
Analytics and Feedback
Analyse reader patterns and gather feedback.
Doctave comes with privacy-friendly and cookie-bannerless analytics.
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OpenAPI documentation generator
Include your OpenAPI specification to generate modern API reference documentation.
Unify your product guides and API references in one platform with Doctave’s OpenAPI documentation generator.
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Versioning and Access Control
Manage documentation version with Git branches. No duplicate content bloating your repository.
Share password-protected previews stakeholders.
Customizable Themes
Bring your color scheme and your logo to create modern docs with dark mode and syntax highlighting.
Doctave sites can be customized without any CSS to match your brand.
Unified Search
Search through API references and Markdown guides in one place.
3rd Party Integrations
Doctave can add preview environment links to your GitHub pull-requests and send your analytics data to Google Analytics.
The docs workflow for technical teams
Manage your documentation like your source code
Release from CI/CD, get preview environments for your pull-requests, and version your documentation in Git branches
Markdown and OpenAPI support
Doctave supports Markdown for written guides, and OpenAPI for API reference documentation.
Bring all your developer documentation under one roof.
Content reuse
Markdown is no DITA. But with Doctave, you can create reusable and parameterized snippets of Markdown content.
Doctave uses the Liquid template language, which lets you create both Markdown and HTML partials that can be reused across your project.
Git-based versioning
Version your documentation in Git branches, like your code!
Doctave’s hosting platform can deploy each version independently.
Dark mode
Your docs are dark mode enabled by default and default to the reader’s preference automatically.
Modern content-focused documentation

Doctave is free to try. No credit card required.