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Database documentation generators for Oracle
List of tools that automatically generate documentation for your database. For more advanced capabilities see Database Documentation Tools
Dataedo
Dataedo enables you to create data documentation of your existing databases. It reads your schema and lets you easily describe each data element (tables and columns) and other database objects (like triggers, stored procedures, etc.) visually as ER diagrams.
| Commercial: | Commercial |
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| Desktop/Cloud: | Desktop |
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| Export: | HTML,MS Excel,PDF |
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| Runs on: (for desktop): | Windows |
SchemaSpy
SchemaSpy is a Java-based tool that analyzes the metadata of a schema in a database and generates an interactive entity-relationship diagram in a browser-displayable format.
| Commercial: | Free |
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| Desktop/Cloud: | Desktop |
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| Export: | HTML |
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| Runs on: (for desktop): | Linux,Mac OS,Windows |
SchemaCrawler
SchemaCrawler is a free database schema discovery and comprehension tool. Using the tool, you can search for database schema objects using regular expressions, and output the schema and data in a readable text format. The output serves for database documentation and is designed to be diff-ed against other database schemas.
| Commercial: | Free |
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| Desktop/Cloud: | Desktop |
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| Export: | CSV,HTML,JSON,Plain text |
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| Runs on: (for desktop): | Linux,Mac OS,Windows |
Spectral Core Documenter
Spectral Core Documenter is the easiest way to generate detailed documentation of your database. All tables, procedures, functions, triggers, and user-defined types are listed with every detail.
| Commercial: | Commercial |
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| Desktop/Cloud: | Desktop |
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| Export: | CSV,HTML |
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| Runs on: (for desktop): | Windows |
OraDoclet
OraDoclet generates detailed database documentation that resembles the JavaDoc style. It is a custom doclet that functions either with the JavaDoc tool or as a standalone Java application. The documentation generated has a form of static HTML files and describes all objects in the given Oracle database schema.
| Commercial: | Free |
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| Desktop/Cloud: | Desktop |
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| Export: | HTML |
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| Runs on: (for desktop): | Windows |
dbForge Documenter for Oracle
dbForge Documenter for Oracle is a handy visual tool for documenting Oracle databases. It automatically generates documentation of an entire Oracle database. The tool includes a wide range of options to set up, customize and fine-tune the generated documentation and allows automating Oracle database documenting with the command-line interface.
| Commercial: | Commercial |
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| Desktop/Cloud: | Desktop |
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| Export: | HTML,Markdown,PDF |
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| Runs on: (for desktop): | Windows |
ClearDB Documenter
ClearDB Documenter generates comprehensive database documentation. The tool analyses and reports on a complete set of 59 schema (tables, views, procedures, functions, packages, types, triggers, etc) and non-schema (contexts, directories, profiles, users, roles, etc) object types with all their properties, DDL, privileges, synonyms, references, dependencies, and source code.
| Commercial: | Commercial |
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| Desktop/Cloud: | Desktop |
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| Export: | HTML |
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| Runs on: (for desktop): | Windows |
KeepTool
KeepTool DB Doc enables you to generate appealing documentation of your database in HTML format with only a few clicks. All you have to do is connect KeepTool with your database, select the database elements (view definitions, triggers, dependencies, stored procedure, etc) you want in the documentation, and click the create documentation button.
| Commercial: | Commercial |
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| Desktop/Cloud: | Desktop |
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| Export: | HTML |
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| Runs on: (for desktop): | Windows |
PLDoc
PLDoc is an open-source utility for generating HTML documentation of code written in Oracle PL/SQL. Working similarly to JavaDoc, it parses PL/SQL packages, object types, functions, procedures, and triggers, finding comments of definitions, and building HTML format technical documentation for your project.
| Commercial: | Free |
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| Desktop/Cloud: | Desktop |
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| Export: | HTML |
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| Runs on: (for desktop): | Windows |
ERBuilder Data Modeler
ERBuilder Data Modeler allows developers to graphically design databases by using entity relationship diagrams, and automatically generates the most popular SQL databases. It also allows developers to easily deploy databases by offering a sophisticated visual data modeling environment.
| Commercial: | Commercial |
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| Desktop/Cloud: | Desktop |
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| Export: | HTML |
| Free edition: | - |
| Runs on: (for desktop): | Windows |
