TypeDoc
API documentation generator that converts TypeScript comments into formatted HTML docs.
Dev workflow and config npm Apache-2.0
Used in agent projects
89
0.7% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#22 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
5.1M
npm, last 7 days, typedoc
GitHub stars
8,447
last push Jul 13, 2026
How TypeDoc is used
TypeDoc is a dependency in 89 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.7%), #22 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use Vitest (52.8%), Prettier (59.6%), Husky (49.4%).
Often used with TypeDoc
| Vitest | 52.8% of TypeDoc projects · 4.3× more than average |
|---|---|
| Prettier | 59.6% of TypeDoc projects · 3.4× more than average |
| Husky | 49.4% of TypeDoc projects · 7.9× more than average |
| TypeScript | 94.4% of TypeDoc projects · 1.7× more than average |
| Jest | 33.7% of TypeDoc projects · 6.1× more than average |
| ts-node | 31.5% of TypeDoc projects · 4.6× more than average |
| lint-staged | 31.5% of TypeDoc projects · 6.8× more than average |
| ESLint | 67.4% of TypeDoc projects · 1.8× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.8% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 0.9% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 0.8% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.6% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 1.3% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list TypeDoc as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install typedoc |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (73), Next.js (8), Rust (5), Python (2) |
| Example projects | zkoss/zk, dutradotdev/mcp-portal-transparencia, adeze/raindrop-mcp, blockworks-foundation/mango-v4, zeta-chain/toolkit |
Alternatives to TypeDoc
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dotenv npm Load environment variables from .env files into process.env. |
2,001 (15.8%) | 189M | 20.5K | BSD-2-Clause |
| python-dotenv pypi Load environment variables from .env files in Python applications. |
828 (6.5%) | 156M | 8,898 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Husky npm Modern Git hooks manager for running tasks on git events. |
797 (6.3%) | 36.2M | 35.3K | MIT |
| lint-staged npm Run linters on git staged files to catch issues before commit. |
591 (4.7%) | 29.5M | 14.7K | MIT |
| concurrently npm Run multiple npm scripts concurrently for efficient development workflows. |
572 (4.5%) | 22.2M | 7,856 | MIT |
| cross-env npm Set environment variables across Windows, Mac and Linux in npm scripts. |
265 (2.1%) | 25.8M | 6,521 | MIT |
| Pydantic Settings pypi Settings management and configuration from environment variables using Pydantic. |
251 (2.0%) | 96.8M | 1,475 | — |
| Rich pypi Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in terminal output. |
243 (1.9%) | 117M | 57.5K | MIT |