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Fumadocs 16

Beautiful docs. Optimized for React and Next.js.

Website fumadocs.dev
Overview

What it is

Fumadocs is the React.js documentation framework with excellent UI and developer experience, designed to be flexible and fast. It takes a new approach by acting as a layer on top of existing React.js frameworks like Next.js & Tanstack Start. By composing core, content, and UI layers, it provides AI native features and seamless DX, eliminating the need to learn a new React.js framework.

Intent

I need it when

Maintain documentation across multiple React frameworks without framework lock-in

Fumadocs officially supports Next.js, Tanstack Start, React Router, and Waku with a modular architecture (Content → Core → UI layers). Teams can use Fumadocs as a library and swap UI components or adapt to new frameworks without rewriting core documentation logic.

Create interactive, code-rich documentation that showcases components, APIs, and live examples

Fumadocs supports MDX, React Server Components, TypeScript Twoslash for type information in code blocks, Storybook integration for component playgrounds, and OpenAPI documentation rendering. This enables developers to embed live component previews, interactive API playgrounds, and auto-generated type documentation directly in docs.

Build and deploy beautiful, customizable documentation sites quickly without rebuilding from scratch each time

Fumadocs provides pre-built, composable blocks and CLI tools to initialize new documentation projects in seconds with Next.js, React Router, Tanstack Start, or Waku. The framework eliminates repetitive setup work and offers high customizability through headless architecture, allowing teams to reuse components and themes across multiple projects.

Integrate documentation with existing content sources and keep docs synchronized with live data

Fumadocs works with multiple content sources including MDX, Content Collections, CMS platforms (BaseHub, Sanity, Payload CMS), and custom data layers. React Server Components allow docs to pull real-time data from databases and APIs, ensuring documentation stays current without manual updates.

Enhance documentation discoverability and search experience for users

Fumadocs integrates with Algolia Search, Orama Search, FlexSearch, and other search providers. The framework automatically indexes documentation content and provides built-in search UI components, enabling fast full-text search and tag-based filtering across documentation sites.

Drop

Not a fit when

  • You need a fully managed, hosted documentation platform without self-hosting or deployment responsibilities
  • Your team lacks React.js expertise and cannot maintain a React-based documentation framework
  • You require enterprise-grade SLA, dedicated support, or commercial support contracts
  • Your documentation content is primarily non-technical and does not benefit from MDX, code examples, or component showcases
  • You need a documentation solution that works with non-React frameworks or static site generators exclusively
Commercials

Pricing

Free and open-source