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Casey Brooks

If you're looking to generate documentation for Java or Kotlin code, with related documentation things like changelogs and wikis, and automated deploys to Github Pages, give Orchid a shot!

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A beautiful and truly unique documentation engine and static site generator.

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A beautiful and truly unique documentation engine and static site generator.

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Orchid is a brand-new, general-purpose static site generator for Java and Kotlin, with a focus on extensibility and aimed at developers looking to improve their technical documentation. Orchid was born out of a desire for better-looking Javadocs and frustration with how difficult is it to manage large Jekyll sites and keep it up-to-date with your code.

Orchid supports a variety of plugins, including a wiki, static pages, blogs, and much more. It aims to have high compatibility with many of the existing static site generators, such as Jekyll, Gitbook, and Hugo, so that migration to Orchid is painless. And if you can't find a plugin to do what you need, Orchid provides an intuitive way to add your own private plugins and a rich API so you can make your site as beautiful and unique as an Orchid.

Here's a great tutorial I wrote to get started: