iDocumentacja

iDocumentacja is a web-based platform designed to create, manage, and publish technical documentation and knowledge bases. While marketed to Polish-speaking teams, it offers multilingual features to support global projects. The platform emphasizes structured content, reusability, and collaboration.

Core features include a WYSIWYG and Markdown authoring environment, a topic-based tree structure with versioned content blocks, and a workflow system for review and approvals. It supports content reuse via snippets and blocks, metadata tagging, and robust full-text search. Access control allows role-based permissions, and the platform offers integrations with issue trackers, CI pipelines, and content translation services. Outputs include HTML, PDF, and ePub, with options to publish to static sites or embeddable portals. A plugin system enables extensions for analytics, localization automation, and custom export formats.

Architecture and licensing: iDocumentacja is available as an open-source core, complemented by commercial hosted services. It uses a REST/GraphQL API and supports self-hosting and cloud deployment. The project emphasizes standards-compliant semantics, accessibility, and localization.

History and reception: The project emerged from a Polish software community in the early 2010s and has grown through community contributions and several major releases. It is used by software teams, educational institutions, and public organizations. Critics note a learning curve and performance concerns with very large documentation graphs, while proponents highlight its localization features, structured authoring, and emphasis on accessibility.