Sphinx

Sphinx is ranked #53 of 138 in knowledge base software on The Geeks Club, made by Sphinx. It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Sphinx open-source software Free BSD 2-Clause license · install locally or self-host github.com · 30 Sept 2026

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Sphinx

Purpose: Sphinx generates technical documentation from structured text.
Authoring: Sphinx supports reStructuredText and MyST Markdown; Markdown support uses the separately installed MyST-Parser.
Output formats: Built-in builders produce formats including HTML, LaTeX for PDF, ePub, manual pages, Texinfo, and plain text.
Cross-references: Sphinx supports references within a project and across different projects, including references to sections, figures, tables, citations, glossaries, and code objects.
Themes and extensions: Sphinx supports built-in and third-party themes and extensions, including extensions for diagrams, doctests, API documentation, and links to other projects’ documentation.
API documentation: The autodoc extension imports documented modules and includes documentation from their docstrings.
Integrations: Built-in extensions include GitHub Pages publishing, Graphviz graphs, and intersphinx links to other projects’ documentation.
Internationalization: Sphinx provides mechanisms for translating documents using gettext catalogs.
Installation: Sphinx is a Python application installable through PyPI, Conda, Linux package managers, Homebrew or MacPorts, Chocolatey, Docker, or from source.
License: The project states that its code is released under the two-clause BSD license.
Support: The project directs users to Stack Overflow, GitHub Discussions, GitHub Issues, or the sphinx-users mailing list for questions and problem reports.
Project audience: The documentation describes Sphinx as community supported and welcomes contributions from anyone.
Themes: Sphinx includes built-in and third-party HTML themes and supports custom themes.
Extensions: Sphinx provides extension mechanisms and built-in and third-party extensions for tasks such as diagrams and code testing.
Price from: Free

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Knowledge Base Software in 2026#53 of 138
Best Documentation Generators in 2026#4 of 38
Best Technical Documentation Software in 2026#5 of 35
Best Developer Documentation Software in 2026#5 of 27

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sphinx-doc.org/en/master/· checked 30 Sept 2026
sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/markdown.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/builders/index.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/extensions/autodoc.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/extensions/index.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/advanced/intl.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/installation.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
sphinx-doc.org/en/master/internals/ai-policy.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
sphinx-doc.org/en/master/support.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
sphinx-doc.org/en/master/tutorial/deploying.html· checked 30 Sept 2026
sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/advanced/websupport/ind· checked 30 Sept 2026
github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/blob/master/LICENSE.r· checked 30 Sept 2026