DocFX
DocFX is an open-source static site generator for .NET API documentation that builds developer documentation websites from source code comments and
Markdown files.
It provides customizable templates, generates API references from C#, F#, and Visual Basic projects, can use additional documentation sources including
Swagger files, supports richer Markdown syntax with extensions, and includes built-in workflows for publishing generated documentation to
GitHub Pages and
Azure Websites.
According to our data, DocFX ranks 24th among the static site generators we track.
It has 0.2% of the static site generator market share and is detected on 0.001% of all websites.
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πΈ Pricing
DocFX is available for free.
π Rankings and Market Share
- Static Site Generators
- Rank: 24
- Market share: 0.2%
β‘ Sites Built With DocFX
We have data on 51 websites that use the DocFX static site generator. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using DocFX is npgsql.org.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #142,682 | English | ||
| 2 | #240,524 | English | ||
| 3 | #462,921 | English | ||
| 4 | #632,198 | English | ||
| 5 | #634,773 | English | ||
| 6 | #636,671 | English | ||
| 7 | #645,472 | English | ||
| 8 | #1,085,302 | English | ||
| 9 | #1,242,061 | English | ||
| 10 | #1,505,365 | English | ||
| 11 | #3,818,238 | English | ||
| 12 | English | |||
| 13 | English | |||
| 14 | France | English | ||
| 15 | Denmark | English | ||
| 16 | English | |||
| 17 | Northern Mariana Islands | English | ||
| 18 | English | |||
| 19 | English | |||
| 20 | English |
π Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use DocFX:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Technical Information category.
Most of the sites using DocFX are from the United States, Germany, and France.
- United States 40%
- Germany 16%
- France 8%
- United Kingdom 8%
- American Samoa 4%
- Austria 4%
- Canada 4%
- Czech Republic 4%
- Denmark 4%
- Other 8%
Most DocFX users speak English.
- English 96.1%
- German 2%
- French 2%
The DocFX static site generator is especially popular on .com, .net, and .org top-level domains.
- .com 39.2%
- .net 15.7%
- .org 15.7%
- .dev 9.8%
- .media 3.9%
- .cloud 2%
- .de 2%
- .io 2%
- .mp 2%
- Other 7.7%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing DocFX include technical information.
- Technical Information 2%
- Unknown 98%
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π¬ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind DocFX?
DocFX is owned by the .NET Foundation, headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States.
Can I use DocFX for free?
Yes, it is a free static site generator.
Moreover, it is an open-source solution, and you can find its code on GitHub.
Which country uses DocFX the most?
The majority of DocFX users are from the United States.
Who uses DocFX?
According to our data, DocFX is used on at least 51 sites, including such established ones as npgsql.org,
xunit.net, and
discordnet.dev.
How does DocFX stack up against the competition?
DocFX is a moderately popular static site generator, ranking ahead of 14 other static site generators we track.
π See Also
- β¨ Related technologies
- πΌ All technologies from
.NET Foundation
ποΈ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,814,833 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.

