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Doc-O-Matic
What Doc-O-Matic is
Doc-O-Matic generates source-code and API documentation, and can author general documentation from source code, comments, conceptual topics, and external input. One documentation base produces HTML-based Help, Web Help, PDF, RTF, and XML outputs. Supported languages include C/C++, C#, Delphi, VB.NET, IDL, Java, PHP, JavaScript, ASPX, JSP, and Matlab, with XML Doc and JavaDoc standards. Authoring tools provide a topic editor, visual table-of-contents designer, conditional text, snippets, and text variables. A command-line compiler can join automatic build processes. Link databases and templates support Microsoft Visual Studio and Embarcadero RAD Studio, with links to VCL and .NET framework Help. Doc-O-Matic is self-hosted Windows software; version 10.1.6.2330 supports Windows 11 64-bit and Windows 10, 8, and 7 in 32-bit and 64-bit editions. It is paid and offers a fully functional 30-day trial, although trial pages carry a notice and partially scrambled text. Desktop licenses cover one named user and cannot run on automated build computers. Build Server licensing is required for automated build machines.
Who it suits
It suits developers and documentation teams producing technical or end-user material from code and related topics. The maker also positions it for industries including semiconductor manufacturing and game development.
What it does well
- Creates multiple documentation formats from one source
- Supports many programming languages and documentation standards
- Includes visual authoring and reusable text tools
- Command-line compiler supports automated builds
- Provides Visual Studio and RAD Studio integrations
What to know first
- Windows only
- No free plan
- Trial output includes notices and scrambled text
- Desktop licenses cannot run on automated build computers
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Build Server | each · automated build processes · includes 3 desktop licenses · covers 25 contributing developers and help authors · plus VAT | On request |
| Professional Pro (Desktop License) | per user · desktop use · unlimited technical support · plus VAT | On request |
As doc-o-matic.com lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Doc-O-Matic is a Windows documentation system that combines code analysis, authoring tools, and multi-format publishing. Its licensing separates desktop work from automated build servers, so teams should match the license to their workflow.
Facts from Doc-O-Matic's own pages
- Authoring tools
- Features include a topic editor, visual table of contents designer, conditional text, snippets, and text variables. · doc-o-matic.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Automation
- A command-line compiler supports integration into automatic build processes. · doc-o-matic.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Build server limits
- A Build Server license is required for every 25 contributing developers and authors, may be used on any number of automated build machines, and is available for Professional only. · doc-o-matic.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Data shared in feedback
- The in-app feedback form can attach the Doc-O-Matic project configuration file, but the maker says source code and topic files are not attached. · doc-o-matic.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Documentation standards
- It supports XML Doc and JavaDoc documentation standards. · doc-o-matic.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Rohr im Burgenland, Austria · doc-o-matic.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The product provides link databases and templates for Microsoft Visual Studio and Embarcadero RAD Studio, as well as linking to VCL and .NET framework Help. · doc-o-matic.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker says the product serves end-user and team documentation needs across industries ranging from semiconductor manufacturing to game development. · doc-o-matic.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Languages
- It supports C/C++, C#, Delphi, VB.NET, IDL, Java, PHP, JavaScript, ASPX, JSP, and Matlab. · doc-o-matic.com, 9 Oct 2026
- License limits
- A desktop license is for one named user and may be installed on any number of computers for non-concurrent use; it cannot be used on an automated build computer. · doc-o-matic.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Doc-O-Matic generates source code and API documentation and authors general purpose documentation from source code, comments, conceptual topics, and external input. · doc-o-matic.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Single source outputs
- It generates HTML-based Help, Web Help, PDF, RTF, and XML output from one documentation base. · doc-o-matic.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Technical support is free for users with valid licenses and is also available during the trial; the company says it aims to respond within 1 to 3 business days, usually in less than 24 hours. · doc-o-matic.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Supported platform
- Doc-O-Matic 10.1.6.2330 supports Windows 11 64-bit and Windows 10, 8, and 7 in 32-bit and 64-bit versions. · doc-o-matic.com, 9 Oct 2026
- Trial
- Trial versions are fully functional for 30 days, but add a notice to generated pages and partially scramble generated text. · doc-o-matic.com, 9 Oct 2026
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