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  1. swagger-ui

    Swagger UI is a collection of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS assets that dynamically generate beautiful documentation from a Swagger-compliant API.

    Swagger is a widely used tool for documenting and testing APIs.

  2. Civic Auth

    Auth in Less Than 5 Minutes. Civic Auth comes with multiple SSO options, optional embedded wallets, and user management — all implemented with just a few lines of code. Start building today.

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  3. redoc

    📘 OpenAPI/Swagger-generated API Reference Documentation

    ReDoc Interactive Demo

  4. swagger-editor

    Swagger Editor

    It has an online editor. You can easily play around with it and generate easy-to-use documentation.

  5. Docusaurus

    Easy to maintain open source documentation websites.

    This is developed by Meta. You can create really nice-looking documentation websites super fast.

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