# Documentation & Content Tools

**Document tools**

* [Notion](http://notion.so)
* [Evernote](https://evernote.com/)
* [Microsoft Word](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/word)
* [Google Docs](https://docs.google.com/document)
* [Tettra](https://tettra.com/)
* [Confluence](https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence)

**Git based documentation**

* [Gitbook](https://www.gitbook.com/)
* [Docusaurus](https://docusaurus.io/)
* [Github pages](https://pages.github.com/) - More for websites than a great documentation tool

**Git based CMS**

* [Tina](https://tina.io/) - Headless CMS backed by GIT, has API options as well
  * [Tina i18n](https://github.com/tinalabs/react-tinacms-i18n) - Internationalisation translations
* [Forestry](https://app.forestry.io/)
* [NetlifyCMS](https://www.netlifycms.org/)
* [Siteleaf](https://www.siteleaf.com/)
* [CrafterCMS](https://docs.craftercms.org/)
* [Prose](http://prose.io/)
* [FrontAid](https://frontaid.io/)

**API based CMS**

* [Contentful](https://www.contentful.com/) - Handles i18n internationalisation
* [Strapi](https://strapi.io/)
* [DatoCMS](https://www.datocms.com/)
* [TakeShape](https://www.takeshape.io/)
* [Cosmic](http://cosmicjs.com)
* [GraphCMS](https://graphcms.com/)
* [Directus](https://directus.io/)
* [Grav](https://getgrav.org/) - PHP based
* [Prismic](https://prismic.io/)
* [Storyblok](https://www.storyblok.com/)
* [ButterCMS](https://buttercms.com/)

**Generators**

Turning files into static html pages

* [Hugo](https://gohugo.io/)
* [Jekyll](https://jekyllrb.com/)

### **Resources**

* <https://jamstack.org/headless-cms>
* <https://www.markdownguide.org/tools/>
* <https://bejamas.io/blog/git-based-cms-vs-api-first-cms/>
* <https://www.g2.com/categories/headless-cms>
* <https://www.ample.co/blog/api-driven-or-git-based-figuring-out-the-right-cms-for-you>


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