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mintlify

Mintlify

TypeScriptMDXDocs-as-codePaid

Beautiful developer documentation from MDX files — AI-powered search, API reference generation from OpenAPI, and deploy in minutes.

License

Proprietary

Language

TypeScript

81
Trust
Strong

Why Mintlify?

Developer-facing product docs or API references that need to look polished fast

Teams who want AI search and OpenAPI auto-generated reference without custom tooling

Startups where beautiful docs are a competitive differentiator

Signal Breakdown

What drives the Trust Score

npm downloads
30k / wk
Commits (90d)
150 commits
GitHub stars
4k ★
Stack Overflow
50 q's
Community
Growing
Weighted Trust Score81 / 100

Download Trend

Last 12 months

Tradeoffs & Caveats

Know before you commit

Internal wikis or open-source project docs — Docusaurus free tier fits better

Large orgs with custom auth requirements — Mintlify's customization has limits

Pricing

Free tier & paid plans

Free tier

Free: 1 deployment, custom domain

Paid

Growth: $150/mo, Enterprise: custom

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Often Used Together

Complementary tools that pair well with Mintlify

github-actions

GitHub Actions

DevOps & Infra

50Limited
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vercel

Vercel

Hosting & Deploy

89Strong
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Learning Resources

Docs, videos, tutorials, and courses

Get Started

Repository and installation options

View on GitHub

github.com/mintlify/mint

npmnpm install -g mintlify

Quick Start

Copy and adapt to get going fast

# Install Mintlify CLI
npm install -g mintlify

# Initialize in your docs folder
mintlify init

# mint.json
{ "name": "My Docs", "navigation": [{ "group": "Guides", "pages": ["introduction"] }] }

# Preview locally
mintlify dev

Community Notes

Real experiences from developers who've used this tool