docusat

Docusat is a software platform for creating, organizing, and publishing technical documentation. It combines a Markdown-based authoring experience with a static site generator and hosting options, aiming to streamline workflows from draft to deployment. The project emphasizes speed, simplicity, and collaboration and supports open-source contributions and extensibility through plugins and themes.

Core features include a live Markdown editor with real-time preview, built-in versioning and change history, and Git-based workflows that track and review changes. It outputs static HTML suitable for deployment to common hosting services, with support for theming, localization, and search. A plugin system and a repository of extensions extend capabilities for code samples, API references, and integrations with external services.

In terms of architecture, docusat separates content (markdown files and assets) from presentation (templates and themes). Rendering is performed by a static site generator, with optional server-side preview and collaboration features. Data can be stored in local file systems or connected to external databases, and configuration is typically managed through YAML or JSON files.

Docusat is maintained by an active open-source community and released under a permissive license. It targets small to medium-sized projects and developer teams seeking an approachable alternative to heavier documentation systems. Reception among users and reviewers has varied, with praise for speed and simplicity and some critiques about the size of the ecosystem compared with larger platforms.