jsdoc3 ☆

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Description:
API documentation generator for JavaScript

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 4.0.5@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 24, 2025

Links: Homepage | @jsdoc | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: documentation javascript api generator developer-tools

Install: brew install jsdoc3

About:
JSDoc 3 is a comprehensive API documentation generator that parses JavaScript source code and comments to generate structured, HTML-formatted documentation. It uses special comment syntax (@tags) to extract type information, parameters, and descriptions, making it ideal for maintaining professional documentation for libraries and applications.

Key Features:

Automatic parsing of JavaScript code and JSDoc comments
Extensible with custom templates and plugins
Supports Closure Compiler syntax for advanced type checking
Generates clean, navigable HTML documentation
Configurable via JSON configuration files

Use Cases:

Generating API documentation for JavaScript libraries and frameworks
Creating internal documentation for enterprise codebases
Validating code quality through type annotations

Alternatives:

TypeDoc – Built on TypeScript, provides better type inference for TS projects
ESDoc – Modern alternative with built-in test coverage reporting

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 24, 2025 9:55pm	4.0.5	0	VERSION_BUMP	73ccf69d
Nov 19, 2024 12:01am		0	VERSION_BUMP	3fd4fd9a