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DocBook vs Markdown

A side-by-side look at DocBook and Markdown. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

DocBook

DocBook

Development

DocBook is an XML-based markup language used for writing technical documentation. It provides a semantic markup system for marking up content such as chapters, sections, paragraphs, figures, and tables.

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Markdown

Markdown

Office & Productivity

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, which is then converted to structurally valid HTML.

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