All you need for world-class developer portals and API references
Doctave has got your back from authoring, to reviewing, to publishing and hosting technical documentation
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Why Doctave?
The documentation platform for engineering-lead product teams
Most developers and technical writers agree: managing your documentation in source control is the preferred way for engineering teams to manage documentation.
This workflow is called "docs-as-code".
Cloud-based WYSIWYG documentation systems are almost universally disliked by engineers. They lack customizability, have clunky editors, and are completely disconnected from the developer workflow.
Static site generators (SSGs) are great, but require significant engineering investment and expertise in relevant languages and frameworks. Custom themes, search, analytics and access control are non-trivial to set up. And every new contributor will have to debug why `npm install` failed this time.
Oh, you want to generate API references from OpenAPI as well? You'll likely need another generator and a separate site for those.
Doctave makes docs-as-code simple
You get a development environment that Just Works™. Your docs will look great with minimal customization. You get search, analytics, user feedback, and 3rd party integrations without having to install fragile plugins.
Your documentation will be hosted on Doctave's hosting platform, and served to your readers at blazing speeds.
Doctave supports content reuse, checks your docs for broken links, and supports OpenAPI for API reference documentation.
We designed Doctave to fit right into your current engineering workflow
Review changes with pull-requests and isolated preview environments. Deploy automatically when merging to `main`. Version your docs in Git branches.
Just like your code.
Doctave Founders, Nik & Anton
Designed for modern
technical writing
Empowering lone-writers and technical writing teams
Doctave has the tools you need to create world-class technical documentation
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.
Broken link checking
Doctave scans your project for broken internal links on every change, and even prevents you from releasing documentation with broken links.
Release documentation with confidence knowing your docs won’t be broken.
Simple development environment
Doctave Studio is simple to install and has everything you need to preview and validate your content before publishing.
Easy to install and works on MacOS, Windows, and Linux.
Reader analytics & feedback
Understand reader behavior and detect missing content with Doctave’s built-in privacy-friendly analytics and reader feedback.
Modern content-focused documentation
Focus on your content, not your tools
Doctave hosts your documentation and delivers it to your readers at blazing speeds
No fragile plugins or complex builds to configure. Ship your docs faster than ever
Markdown and OpenAPI support
Doctave supports Markdown for written guides, and OpenAPI for API reference documentation.
Bring all your developer documentation under one roof.
Git-based versioning
Version your documentation in Git branches, like your code!
Doctave’s hosting platform can deploy each version independently.
Access-control for documentation
Make your docs public, private, or password protected.
Manage upcoming releases privately and give external stakeholders access to specific versions.
3rd party integrations
Doctave supports a growing list of 3rd party integrations, from GitHub, to Google Analytics, to Zendesk.
Doctave's dashboard lets you manage all your documentation in one place
Make your docs
your own
Advanced theming and custom CSS let you make your documentation look like your own
Doctave documentation sites do not have a “Powered By Doctave” logo
Customizable themes
Doctave sites can be customized to match your brand without a line of CSS.
Set color variables, add your logo and favicon, and your docs will look like your own.
HTML Components
Bring your docs to life with custom components with HTML, and style them with custom CSS.
Structure content into tabs
Divide your content into separate tabs and subtabs for clarity.
You’re not stuck with a specific information architecture with Doctave.
Dark mode
Your docs are dark mode enabled by default and default to the reader’s preference automatically.
Customize your documentation's look and feel without CSS
OpenAPI documentation generator
Doctave takes your OpenAPI 3.0 specification and turns it into a modern API reference
Bring your API docs and written guides under one roof
OpenAPI support
Include your OpenAPI specification, and Doctave takes care of the rest.
Your API references will fit right in with the rest of your documentation.
Automatic JSON examples
Doctave can generate example request and response JSON examples from your schema for you
Co-locate API references and guides
You don’t need a separate API portal with Doctave.
Your written guides and your API references are all readable and searchable in one platform.
Use your OpenAPI specification to generate modern API reference documentation
Try for free today. No credit card required.
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