Better Documentation

Access better documentation instantly

Review your own edits & notes or review the community's edits and notes of any documentation directly on the site.

What is Better Documentation?

Better documentation is a browser extension that lets users rewrite clearer, working documentation, on any documentation website in a controlled and responsible way.

Contribute Community Edits & Notes

With Better Documentation you can contribute to the community and add edits of any documentation directly on the page. Help out your fellow developer based on what you’ve learned from the pitfalls of the bad documentation.

Access Community Edits

With Better Documentation you can access the community’s edits of any documentation directly on the page. Each edit displays the user who contributed the edit along with their Stack Overflow’s reputation so the user can discern which edits to consider.

Access Community Notes

With Better Documentation you can access the community’s notes on any documentation directly on the page. Each note displays the user who contributed the note along with their Stack Overflow’s reputation so the user can discern which notes to consider.

Private Edits & Notes Across Computers

With Better Documentation Private Cloud, users can save personal edits and notes that will be accessible across any computer where the Better Documentation Browser Extension is used and where the user is logged in. (Subscription Required)

Save Private Edits

With Better Documentation you can save personal edits of any documentation directly on the page on your local computer or across computers with the cloud option. No need to navigate to a different page. Whenever you return to that documentation page, all your edits are displayed immediately on the documentation.

Save Private Notes

With Better Documentation you can save personal notes on any documentation directly on the page on your local computer or across computers with the cloud option. No need to navigate to a different page. Whenever you return to that documentation page, all your notes are displayed immediately on the documentation.

See Tracked Changes

With Better Documentation you can see the changes that were made with the click of a button. Easily distinguish what was added or removed.

View Original Text

Don’t like any of the edits, no problem. Easily switch between personal edits, community edits, and yes, the original text.