How to Build Your Own Craft Docs
Replace Craft Docs with a custom build. Beautiful, collaborative documents for teams
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 43 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
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Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 43 features
Integration(4 features)
RESTful API for building custom integrations and automations with Craft.
Chrome and Safari extension for saving web content directly into Craft documents.
Convert emails into document entries using a unique email address for your workspace.
Trigger external actions when specific events occur in your Craft workspace.
Organization(4 features)
View incoming and outgoing connections between pages for relationship mapping.
Group related documents together with custom collections for better information architecture.
Create interconnected pages with backlinks to build a comprehensive team knowledge repository.
Organize documents into separate workspaces for different teams or projects.
AI(3 features)
Generate document outlines, summaries, and content suggestions using artificial intelligence.
Automatically generate summaries of long documents and meeting notes using AI.
AI-powered suggestions for grammar, tone, and content improvements while writing.
Collaboration(3 features)
Leave inline comments and mention teammates to facilitate focused discussions within documents.
Multiple users can edit documents simultaneously with live cursor tracking and presence awareness.
Dedicated spaces for team collaboration with shared resources and communication threads.
Management(3 features)
Perform operations on multiple documents simultaneously for efficient management.
Intelligent warnings when creating potentially duplicate documents or pages.
Track changes over time and restore previous versions of documents with detailed revision logs.
Productivity(3 features)
Clone documents with all content, formatting, and properties for quick templating.
Rapidly capture ideas and notes that automatically sync across all devices.
Access pre-built templates for meeting notes, project plans, and other common document types.
Security(3 features)
Set granular permissions for documents with view, edit, and admin-level access controls.
Track all user actions and document changes with detailed activity timestamps.
Single Sign-On support for enterprise authentication via SAML or OAuth.
Access(2 features)
Native iOS and Android applications for creating and editing documents on mobile devices.
Continue editing documents offline with automatic syncing when connection is restored.
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DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 43 features at very easy complexity.