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GitBook vs MkDocs

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

GitBook

GitBook

Development

GitBook is an open source web-based platform for writing and hosting documentation and books with Markdown. It allows teams to collaboratively edit documentation in real time and publish formatted books.

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MkDocs

MkDocs

Development

MkDocs is a fast, simple and downright gorgeous static site generator that's geared towards building project documentation. Documentation source files are written in Markdown, and configured with a single YAML configuration file.

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