Docusaurus vs mdBook

Docusaurus and mdBook are both open source static site generators. Docusaurus is written in JavaScript and mdBook is written in Rust.

Property Docusaurus mdBook
Language JavaScript Rust
Templates Markdown Handlebars
License MIT MPL-2.0

Docusaurus benefits

Powered by Markdown

Save time and focus on your project's documentation. Simply write docs and blog posts with Markdown and Docusaurus will publish a set of static html files ready to serve.

Built Using React

Extend or customize your project's layout by reusing React. Docusaurus can be extended while reusing the same header and footer.

Ready for Translations

Localization comes pre-configured. Use Crowdin to translate your docs into over 70 languages.

Document Versioning

Support users on all versions of your project. Document versioning helps you keep documentation in sync with project releases.

Document Search

Make it easy for your community to find what they need in your documentation. We proudly support Algolia documentation search.

mdBook benefits

Create book or documentation from markdown files as with GitBook.

Highlights:

  • Handlebars templates
  • Math equations through MathJax
  • Can be used as a library
  • Runnable Rust code snippet using Rust Playpen

Used by "The Rust Programming Language" book.