Mintlify
Beautiful developer documentation from MDX files — AI-powered search, API reference generation from OpenAPI, and deploy in minutes.
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
Download Trend
Last 12 months
Tradeoffs & Caveats
Know before you commitInternal 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: 1 deployment, custom domain
Growth: $150/mo, Enterprise: custom
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Learning Resources
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Get Started
Repository and installation options
View on GitHub
github.com/mintlify/mint
npm install -g mintlifyQuick 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 devCommunity Notes
Real experiences from developers who've used this tool