GitBook Interactive Demo
Explore a demo of Gitbook, a modern documentation platform that helps teams collaborate on creating and maintaining documentation, knowledge bases, and guides.
What is Gitbook?
GitBook is a modern documentation platform that helps teams create, maintain, and publish technical documentation, knowledge bases, and internal wikis. Originally built for developers documenting APIs and software projects, GitBook has evolved into a versatile tool for product docs, onboarding guides, and team handbooks.
The platform combines a Notion-like block editor with Git-based version control — content can sync bidirectionally with a GitHub or GitLab repository, so developers can write docs as code and deploy changes through their existing engineering workflow. Non-technical contributors use the visual editor without touching Git.
GitBook's publishing options include public documentation sites with custom domains, private internal spaces, and audience-specific visibility controls. Its AI assistant can summarize, explain, and answer questions about your documentation automatically.
How to get started with Gitbook
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Create a GitBook account and space
Sign up at gitbook.com. A 'space' is a documentation site — create one for your project. Choose between public (open to everyone) or private (invite-only) visibility.
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Set up your content structure
Use GitBook's left sidebar to create pages and page groups. Think of page groups as chapters — organize your docs by feature area, audience, or topic to make navigation intuitive.
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Write your first page
Use the block editor to write documentation. Blocks include paragraphs, headings, code blocks, hints, tabs, expandable sections, and embeds. Type '/' to see all available block types.
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Connect to GitHub for Git sync
In Space Settings, connect your GitHub repository to enable bidirectional sync. GitBook exports your content as Markdown — engineers can make doc changes in PRs alongside code changes.
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Publish and customize your docs site
Publish your space with a GitBook subdomain or a custom domain. Customize the logo, colors, and navigation to match your brand. Share the URL with your users or teammates.
Who is GitBook most useful for?
Developer advocates and technical writers who need to publish polished, versioned API documentation that developers actually enjoy reading. Embed a Supademo inside your GitBook docs to show developers exactly how to use a feature interactively, rather than just describing it in text.
Engineering teams who want their internal runbooks, architecture decisions, and onboarding guides to live alongside their code in GitHub. Use Supademo to create visual walkthroughs of complex internal processes and embed them in your GitBook spaces so context is always available.
Product teams creating user-facing help documentation and product guides. Pair Supademo with GitBook to build documentation that includes both written instructions and interactive demonstrations — dramatically reducing support tickets.
Remote-first companies building company handbooks, HR guides, and team wikis. Use Supademo to record how internal tools work and embed those demos in your GitBook handbook, so new hires can self-serve from day one.
Alternatives to Gitbook
Looking for alternatives to Gitbook?
Here are four tools worth evaluating depending on your needs.
More flexible as a general-purpose wiki and project management tool. Less polished for public-facing documentation but better for internal team wikis where collaboration matters more than presentation.
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The standard for larger engineering organizations, especially those using Jira. More complex to set up than GitBook but offers richer integrations in the Atlassian ecosystem.
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A newer documentation platform focused on beautiful, fast-loading developer docs with AI search. Gaining popularity in the developer tools space as a modern GitBook alternative.
Specialized for API docs with interactive API explorers built in. Better than GitBook for API reference docs but narrower in scope for general product documentation.
FAQs on Gitbook
Commonly asked questions about Gitbook. Have more? Reach out and our team will be happy to help.
Is GitBook free?
Yes. GitBook offers a free plan for public documentation with unlimited spaces and collaborators. Paid plans (Pro at $8/user/month) add private spaces, custom domains, analytics, and SSO.
Can GitBook sync with GitHub?
Yes. GitBook's Git sync feature allows bidirectional synchronization with GitHub or GitLab repositories. Your content is stored as Markdown files, so developers can edit docs via pull requests using their normal coding workflow.
Does GitBook support versioning?
Yes. GitBook supports multiple versions of your documentation space, which is useful for documenting different software releases or API versions. Readers can switch between versions using a dropdown in the navigation.
Can I use my own domain with GitBook?
Yes. On paid plans, you can publish your documentation to a custom domain (e.g. docs.yourcompany.com) with automatic SSL. Free plans use a GitBook subdomain.
Does GitBook have an AI assistant?
Yes. GitBook AI can answer questions about your documentation in a conversational interface, summarize pages, and help generate first drafts. It's trained on your own documentation content, not general internet data.
Can visitors search across GitBook documentation?
Yes. GitBook includes full-text search across all pages in a space, powered by a dedicated search index. On paid plans, AI-powered semantic search is also available for more natural question-based queries.
Is GitBook suitable for internal team wikis?
Yes. Many teams use private GitBook spaces as internal knowledge bases, runbooks, and company handbooks. Permission controls let you restrict access to specific team members or everyone in your organization.
What file formats can I import into GitBook?
GitBook supports importing from Markdown files, Confluence exports, Notion exports, and GitHub repositories. The import tool converts your existing content into GitBook's block format automatically.