Tech Writer's Guide

For people who write the docs

Tools, writers, and training for technical documentation.

Docs-as-code and authoring tools, API doc generators, freelance technical writers and agencies, courses, certifications, and communities, sorted by what you need and described from each source.

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Cherryleaf

Documentation Agencies

A long-established UK technical communication consultancy offering software and API documentation, documentation audits, technical author recruitment and training courses.

cherryleaf.com

Scriptorium

Documentation Agencies

A content strategy and operations consultancy specialising in structured content, DITA implementations and publishing toolchains, with its own LearningDITA training platform.

scriptorium.com

CyberText Consulting

Freelance Technical Writers

The consultancy of Rhonda Bracey, an Australian technical communicator offering technical writing, editing and long-document tooling help, alongside a long-running blog.

cybertext.com.au

Heroic Technical Writing

Freelance Technical Writers

The site of Bart Leahy, an independent technical writer and consultant who writes about the business side of freelance technical communication and takes on client work.

heroictechwriting.com

Stephanie Morillo

Freelance Technical Writers

The site of Stephanie Morillo, a content strategist for software companies who offers consulting engagements and short strategy sessions for developer-focused content.

stephaniemorillo.co

Read the Docs

Docs-as-Code Tools

A hosting platform that builds and publishes documentation from a Git repository, with versioned builds and pull-request previews for Sphinx and MkDocs projects.

about.readthedocs.com

Draft.dev

Documentation Agencies

A technical content agency that writes developer-focused tutorials, blog posts and guides using subject-matter-expert writers who are practising engineers.

draft.dev

Comtech Services

Documentation Agencies

A Colorado content strategy consultancy that advises technical documentation teams on information architecture, content maturity and structured authoring.

comtech-serv.com

Starlight

Docs-as-Code Tools

Astro's official documentation framework, providing navigation, site search, internationalisation and dark mode for content written in Markdown or MDX.

starlight.astro.build

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Cherryleaf

Documentation Agencies

A long-established UK technical communication consultancy offering software and API documentation, documentation audits, technical author recruitment and training courses.

cherryleaf.com

Scriptorium

Documentation Agencies

A content strategy and operations consultancy specialising in structured content, DITA implementations and publishing toolchains, with its own LearningDITA training platform.

scriptorium.com

CyberText Consulting

Freelance Technical Writers

The consultancy of Rhonda Bracey, an Australian technical communicator offering technical writing, editing and long-document tooling help, alongside a long-running blog.

cybertext.com.au

Heroic Technical Writing

Freelance Technical Writers

The site of Bart Leahy, an independent technical writer and consultant who writes about the business side of freelance technical communication and takes on client work.

heroictechwriting.com

Stephanie Morillo

Freelance Technical Writers

The site of Stephanie Morillo, a content strategist for software companies who offers consulting engagements and short strategy sessions for developer-focused content.

stephaniemorillo.co

Read the Docs

Docs-as-Code Tools

A hosting platform that builds and publishes documentation from a Git repository, with versioned builds and pull-request previews for Sphinx and MkDocs projects.

about.readthedocs.com

Draft.dev

Documentation Agencies

A technical content agency that writes developer-focused tutorials, blog posts and guides using subject-matter-expert writers who are practising engineers.

draft.dev

Starlight

Docs-as-Code Tools

Astro's official documentation framework, providing navigation, site search, internationalisation and dark mode for content written in Markdown or MDX.

starlight.astro.build

JetBrains Writerside

Docs-as-Code Tools

A documentation authoring environment from JetBrains that combines Markdown and semantic markup with live preview, build and automated quality checks.

jetbrains.com

The short version

Documentation is a craft with its own toolbox


Technical writers pick between static site generators, help-authoring suites, and API doc tools, then argue about them for years. Companies that need docs written struggle to find writers who know the difference.

This directory covers both sides: the tools, sorted by approach, and the people, from freelancers to agencies. Courses, certifications, and communities round it out.

Freelancer listings come from writers' own sites and portfolios. Listing is not a recommendation; review samples and ask for references.

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