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API Extractor Alternatives

We've compiled a list of 5 free and paid alternatives to API Extractor. The primary competitors include Docma, TypeDoc. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between API Extractor and ESDoc, Compodoc, Dgeni. Also you can look at other similar options here: Development Tools.

Docma

Docma is a powerful tool to easily generate beautiful HTML documentation from Javascript (JSDoc)...

TypeDoc

A documentation generator for TypeScript projects

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ESDoc

Free Open Source

Documentation generator for JavaScript

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Compodoc

Free Open Source

The missing documentation tool for your Angular application

Dgeni

The versatile documentation generator

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API Extractor

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API Extractor Overview

API Extractor helps TypeScript developers manage the API surface for their library. It is distributed as an NPM package "@microsoft/api-extractor". It produces three different output types:

- API Report - API Extractor can trace all exports from your project’s main entry point and generate a report to be used as the basis for an API review workflow.

- .d.ts Rollups - Similar to how Webpack can “roll up” all your JavaScript files into a single bundle for distribution, API Extractor can roll up your TypeScript declarations into a single .d.ts file. This file can be trimmed to exclude declarations marked using TSDoc tags such as @beta" or @internal.

- API Documentation - The tool generates a “doc model” JSON file for each of your projects. This JSON file contains the extracted type signatures and doc comments. The "api-documenter" companion tool can use these files to generate an API reference website, or you can use them as inputs for a custom documentation pipeline.