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Database documentation generators
List of tools that automatically generate documentation for your database. For more advanced capabilities see Database Documentation Tools
Data Dictionary Creator (discontinued)
Data Dictionary Creator (DDC) is a simple application which helps you document SQL Server databases. It stores all the information in Extended Properties, so it's easier to keep the documentation in sync with the database as it changes.
| Commercial: | Free |
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| Desktop/Cloud: | Desktop |
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| Export: | HTML,MS Excel,MS Word |
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| Runs on: (for desktop): | Windows |
DBDocumenter (discontinued)
DBDocumenter is an interactive free and open source tool designed to generate SQL Server (2000, 2005, 2008) documentation.
| Commercial: | Free |
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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 |
Turtle SQL (discontinued)
Turtle SQL is a free and open source tool designed to generate the SQL Server (2005, 2008, 2012) documentation.
| Commercial: | Free |
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| Desktop/Cloud: | Desktop |
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| Export: | MS Excel,PDF,XML |
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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 |
