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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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Docs-as-Code Tools
Static site generators, documentation frameworks, themes, linters, search and hosting used to build documentation from plain-text source in a Git repository.
Authoring & Help Tools
Help authoring tools, component content management systems, knowledge bases, screen capture, diagramming and in-app guidance software for producing user assistance.
API Documentation Tools
OpenAPI, GraphQL and source-code reference tooling: specification editors, linters, renderers, developer portals and SDK generators.
Freelance Technical Writers
Independent technical writers and solo consultants who publish their own site or portfolio and take on documentation work directly.
Documentation Agencies
Technical writing agencies, content strategy consultancies, developer-content studios, localisation firms and specialist documentation recruiters.
Courses & Certifications
Technical writing courses, university certificate and degree programmes, professional certifications and self-study material.
Communities & Newsletters
Professional associations, conferences, blogs, newsletters, podcasts, forums and openly published style guides for technical communicators.
Editor's picks
Standout tech writing resources
Cherryleaf
A long-established UK technical communication consultancy offering software and API documentation, documentation audits, technical author recruitment and training courses.
Scriptorium
A content strategy and operations consultancy specialising in structured content, DITA implementations and publishing toolchains, with its own LearningDITA training platform.
CyberText Consulting
The consultancy of Rhonda Bracey, an Australian technical communicator offering technical writing, editing and long-document tooling help, alongside a long-running blog.
Heroic Technical Writing
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.
Stephanie Morillo
The site of Stephanie Morillo, a content strategist for software companies who offers consulting engagements and short strategy sessions for developer-focused content.
Read the Docs
A hosting platform that builds and publishes documentation from a Git repository, with versioned builds and pull-request previews for Sphinx and MkDocs projects.
Draft.dev
A technical content agency that writes developer-focused tutorials, blog posts and guides using subject-matter-expert writers who are practising engineers.
Comtech Services
A Colorado content strategy consultancy that advises technical documentation teams on information architecture, content maturity and structured authoring.
Starlight
Astro's official documentation framework, providing navigation, site search, internationalisation and dark mode for content written in Markdown or MDX.
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Cherryleaf
A long-established UK technical communication consultancy offering software and API documentation, documentation audits, technical author recruitment and training courses.
Scriptorium
A content strategy and operations consultancy specialising in structured content, DITA implementations and publishing toolchains, with its own LearningDITA training platform.
CyberText Consulting
The consultancy of Rhonda Bracey, an Australian technical communicator offering technical writing, editing and long-document tooling help, alongside a long-running blog.
Heroic Technical Writing
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.
Stephanie Morillo
The site of Stephanie Morillo, a content strategist for software companies who offers consulting engagements and short strategy sessions for developer-focused content.
Read the Docs
A hosting platform that builds and publishes documentation from a Git repository, with versioned builds and pull-request previews for Sphinx and MkDocs projects.
Draft.dev
A technical content agency that writes developer-focused tutorials, blog posts and guides using subject-matter-expert writers who are practising engineers.
Starlight
Astro's official documentation framework, providing navigation, site search, internationalisation and dark mode for content written in Markdown or MDX.
JetBrains Writerside
A documentation authoring environment from JetBrains that combines Markdown and semantic markup with live preview, build and automated quality checks.
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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