Kotlin/dokka

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3805 stars · 497 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Dokka is an API documentation engine for Kotlin that understands KDoc and Javadoc comments in mixed-language projects. It generates documentation in HTML, Markdown (GFM/Jekyll), and Javadoc-style formats via Gradle, Maven, or CLI runners, and is highly extensible through plugins.

Use cases

• generate API reference docs for a Kotlin library
• produce javadoc.jar for publishing to Maven Central
• document a mixed Kotlin and Java codebase
• generate Markdown documentation for a Kotlin multiplatform project
• host Kotlin API docs on GitHub Pages
• customize documentation rendering with a Dokka plugin

When to choose

• you maintain a Kotlin or Kotlin/Java library and need API reference documentation
• you need javadoc.jar artifacts for Maven publishing
• you want HTML or Markdown docs generated from KDoc comments
• you need multiplatform or multi-module documentation support

When to avoid

• your project is pure Java and standard Javadoc suffices
• you need hand-written guides rather than generated API references
• you need Javadoc format for multi-project or multiplatform builds (unsupported)

Facets

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documentation api-documentation build-tool cli plugin-system documentation developer-tools programming-languages apis jvm cli cross-platform kdoc javadoc kotlin gradle-plugin maven-plugin static-docs jetbrains gradle maven

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