DocFX
Documentation site generator for markdown pages, .NET API reference and REST API reference.
dotnet.github.io/docfx/repositorydocs
DocFX builds documentation websites from markdown pages, .NET API reference and REST API reference files. A project is created and built with the docfx command, and the build can start a local preview server. The output is static HTML files that can be published to any static site hosting server, and the quick start shows publishing to GitHub Pages.
The project moved to the .NET Foundation after Microsoft Learn stopped using it. It runs on the .NET SDK and is installed as a global .NET tool.
Worth knowing
The README says the project is not released on a regular cadence and is planned to continue as a community-driven project.
Identity
- Status
- Active
- Maintainer
- .NET Foundation1
- Maintained by
- Foundation
- First release
- 20155
Rendering and deploy
- Runs as
- Static files, Dev only1
- Rendering
- Static output1
- Install with
- dotnet tool3
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-23: links, Maintainer, Runtime, Minimum runtime, Rendering, Runs as
dotnet.github.io/docfx/ - 2026-10-23: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/dotnet/docfx - 2026-10-23: Categories, Install with
github.com/dotnet/docfx/blob/main/README.md - 2026-10-23: License, License model
raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/docfx/main/LICENSE - 2026-10-23: First release, Current major version, Last release
api.github.com/repos/dotnet/docfx/releases - 2026-10-23: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/dotnet/docfx/contributors - 2026-10-25: Sites using it (HTTP Archive)
cdn.httparchive.org/v1/technologies