|
Name |
Description and Comments |
Output |
Platforms Supported |
Languages Supported |
Formatting Codes |
|
AutoDOC |
An application to convert specially formatted documentation embedded into tcl code into a cross-referenced set of HTML pages describing this code |
HTML |
Any platform that runs Tcl (Windows, Unix, Mac) |
Tcl/Tk |
|
|
AutoDuck |
Created by Microsoft employee but not a Microsoft supported product. |
HTML,RTF |
Windows |
C++, Visual Basic |
|
|
Cocoon |
The Cocoon utilities process C++ include files and produce a net of relocatable web pages that document the libraries, classes, and global functions and types that are found in them. Cocoon relies on a small set of simple formatting conventions in the header files. |
HTML w/Frames |
|
C++ |
Classes: /*... */
Keywords like HEADING, KEYWORDS, LOG |
|
CcDoc |
Created with idea of using same doc standards with java and C++ |
HTML |
|
C++ |
like javadoc |
|
Cxref |
Produces documentation (in LaTeX, HTML, RTF or SGML) including cross-references from C program source code. No plans for a C++ version. |
LaTex, HTML,RTF, SGML |
Unix, Windows |
C |
|
|
cxxwrap |
Produces HTML output, JNI (Java Native Interface) headers. |
HTML w/Frames, looks most like javadoc 2.0 output of any C++ doc program |
Unix, Windows |
C++ |
like javadoc |
|
Cxx2HTML |
Written for the AIPS++ project at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
HTML |
Any platform that runs Perl 5 |
C++ |
# in comments, Keywords such as <synopsis>, <srcblock> |
|
C2HTML |
C2HTML is a software dedicated to maintain C written programs. It runs with DOS/Windows. |
HTML w/Frames |
|
|
|
|
Doc++ |
DOC++ is a documentation system for C, C++, IDL and Java generating both TeX output for high quality hardcopies and HTML output for sophisticated online browsing of your documentation. The documentation is extracted directly from the C/C++/IDL header/source files or Java class files. |
HTML w/Frames, LaTex |
Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, AIX, BeOS, HP/UX Windows 95/98/NT/2000, |
C, C++, IDL, Java |
|
|
DOxygen |
Doxygen is a documentation system for C++, Java, IDL (Corba, Microsoft and KDE-DCOP flavors) and C. Becoming the standard for many Open Source projects (e.g., Mozilla) |
HTML. LaTex, RTF, Postscript, PDF, man pages |
Unix, Windows |
C,C++,Java,IDL |
javadoc or QTdoc styles |
|
gtk-doc |
For GNOME documentation (GTK 1.2+) |
|
|
|
|
|
HTMLgen |
Generates generic HTML documentation |
HTML |
|
|
|
|
Javadoc |
Java standard set by Sun Microsystems |
HTML w/Frames (2.0) |
Any platform that runs Java (Windows, Unix) |
Java |
|
|
KDoc |
KDOC is a C++ and IDL interface documentation tool, initially written for the specific purpose of generating documentation for the KDE libraries. KDOC extracts specially formatted documentation and information about your classes from the class' header or IDL files, and generates cross-referenced HTML, LaTeX or Man pages from it. |
|
|
C++, IDL |
|
|
Object Outline |
Formerly commercial product from Bumblebee Software, now Open Source. Also outputs software metrics |
HTML w/Frames, RTF WinHelp |
Windows |
C++ |
|
|
Perceps |
A Perl script designed to parse C/C++ header files and automatically generate documentation in a variety of formats based on the class definitions, declarations, and comment information found in those files. |
Mainly HTML, but Tek, RTF, man pages also possible |
|
C,C++ |
|
|
ReThree-C++ |
A Reverse Engineering, Redocumentation and ReUse tool |
HTML, RTF |
Windows 3.1, Windows 95 |
C++ |
|
|
RoboDoc |
Based on AutoDoc from a while back |
HTML, ASCII, AmigaGuide, LaTex, RTF |
|
Assembler, C, Perl, LISP, Occam, Tcl/Tk, Pascal, Fortran, Shell scripts, COBOL |
Uses Keywords in comments and special markers |
|
ScanDoc |
ScanDoc is a Perl script which scans C++ source code for specially-formatted comments and produces attractive, organized, indexed documentation. |
HTML |
Any platform that supports Perl |
C++ |
|
|
SDoc |
SDoc is a general purpose document generator for programmers. It can process files to produce browsable or printable manuals from source files, which can have the documentation embeded in program comments. SDoc is configurable to fit any programming language (almost), and uses a simple markup which is quite readable in source form. Output formats are HTML, LaTeX and Lout. |
|
Unix, Windows |
|
|
|
DocBuilder |
DocBuilder detects program structures of the languages C/C++ and Pascal/Delphi and also description texts. The latter can be be present in comments inside the program or in separate text files. All relevant information is analyzed, assembled according to the desired configuration to a document and transformed then into the target formats. The user does not have to know these target formats. |
HTML, RTF, WinHelp |
|
C/C++,Delphi/Pascal |
|
|
DocJet |
DocJet is a tool for generating documentation from comments in source code. The current version, 3.0, works with Java, Visual Basic, C, C++ , and MS IDL. There is a full-featured demonstration version available for download. You will probably also be interested in AltHelp, a plug-in for VB and Visual Studio which can display DocJet-generated HTML just like the built-in documentation. |
HTML w/Frames |
|
Java, C, C++, Visual Basic, MS IDL |
|
|
Genitor Surveyor |
From StarBase, who also sells CodeWright, SpyWright, customizable |
HTML w/Frames |
Windows |
C++ |
javadoc |
|
ObjectManual |
A 'javadoc' Like Tool To Generate HTML, MIF, XML, RTF & UNIX "man" Documentation |
HTML, RTF, MIF |
Unix, Windows NT/95 |
C++ |
javadoc style, |
|
TimeToHelp |
Generates 'javadoc' style documentation for Delphi source code |
HTML w/Frames |
Windows |
Delphi, Pascal |
javadoc style |
|
Together |
Enterprise UML modeling tool from TogetherSoft that generates documentation from UML and source code |
HTML w/Frames |
Windows, Unix |
Java, C++ |
javadoc style |
|
