If you’ve ever wanted a documentation system that is fast, flexible, and easy to maintain, let me introduce you to DocuNext — an open-source documentation framework I built using Next.js, MDX, and Tailwind CSS.
It combines the simplicity of Markdown with the power of React, giving you a docs solution that is both lightweight and fully customizable.
✨ What is DocuNext?
DocuNext is a modern documentation platform that includes:
- MDX support — write Markdown and embed React components anytime
- Nested sidebar navigation — ideal for scaling large documentation
- Automatic Table of Contents — makes long pages easy to navigate
- Previous / Next page navigation — improves reading flow
- Client-side full-text search (FlexSearch) — instant results without backend
- Dark / Light mode — with theme tokens and full customization
- Static export support — deploy anywhere (GitHub Pages, Netlify, Vercel, etc.)
You can explore the repository here:
👉 https://github.com/gallaouim/Docunext
🎯 Why I Built DocuNext
I needed a documentation system that was:
- Simple
- MDX-powered
- Lightweight
- Themeable
- Easy to deploy anywhere
- Not as heavy or locked-in as existing documentation frameworks
Everything out there was either too complex, too tied to a specific ecosystem, or not flexible enough.
So I built DocuNext, focused on:
- Clean architecture
- Easy writing experience
- Great performance
- React-powered extensibility
- Zero server requirements (static export only)
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