docsify - A Lightweight Documentation Tool

I’ve been using docsify as a lightweight documentation tool and it’s been great. Highly recommended.

Pain Points of Documentation

When it comes to writing documentation, there are several pain points:

Markdown support
Code syntax highlighting
Good layout and styling
Easy sharing and deployment

To put it simply, I just want to quietly write markdown documents without any unnecessary bells and whistles.

Why docsify

First, it perfectly addresses the pain points above. Additionally, it offers extra features:

No build step required — publish directly after writing
Easy to use and lightweight (~19kB gzipped)
Smart full-text search
Multiple themes available
Rich API
Emoji support
IE10+ compatible

Official site: https://docsify.js.org

The above are all ~~fancy~~ highlights, but I don’t really care about them — I only need the core functionality.

The Biggest Highlight: No Build Required, Publish Instantly

Think about it: you write a markdown file, commit and deploy it to a server, and others can refresh their browser to see your documentation immediately. Pretty awesome, right? Even better, this process only requires a static server — nothing else needed.

Quick Start

I’ve provided a quick-start template here: https://github.com/leo-yi/doc_template

Usage is very simple — just install docsify and run one command:

npm i docsify-cli -g
git clone git@github.com:leo-yi/doc_template.git
docsify serv doc_template/

Tip: This uses the default configuration. For advanced configuration, please refer to the official documentation.

I hope writing documentation will no longer be a pain!