Over the past few months we've been building a new documentation starter template designed to make it easier for teams to create, edit and maintain docs using TinaCMS. This project is now publicly available as TinaDocs, a starter package designed to specifically target a fully-structured documentation setup built on Next.js and TinaCMS.

To try it out without installing it - try the online demo sandbox!

Why Documentation Matters

Markdown has long been the standard format for technical docs. Because of this, documentation has naturally become one of the strongest and most common use cases for TinaCMS. Tina's editing model was built to leverage the simplicity of Markdown. Over time, we saw many teams building their own documentation setups on top of TinaCMS, each having their own build specific to their needs.

While this flexibility is powerful, it also meant teams were reinventing the wheel, building similar components, navigation systems, and workflows from scratch. We recognized an opportunity to bring all of this together into a cohesive, battle-tested starter that teams could customize to their exact needs.

Introducing TinaDocs

TinaDocs brings together years of documentation best practices with personal customizability and a rich feature set. It's built for both developers and non-developers, making it easy for your entire team to contribute to documentation without touching code.

What Makes TinaDocs Special

No Proprietary Data Store - Your content lives entirely in your GitHub repository - versioned, portable, and fully under your control. No vendor lock-in, no database dependencies

Built on Next.js - Leverage the performance and developer experience of Next.js, with server-side rendering, static site generation, and optimized builds out of the box

TinaCMS Integration - Seamlessly edit content through TinaCMS's intuitive visual editor, or work directly with Markdown files. Your team can choose the workflow that works best for them

Rich Feature Set

TinaDocs comes packed with everything you need to build world-class documentation:

• Fast Search powered by PageFind - Lightning-fast, client-side search that works offline and doesn't require a backend. Your users can find what they need instantly
• API documentation generated from OpenAPI specs - Keep your API docs in sync with your code. Simply point TinaDocs to your OpenAPI specification, and it automatically generates beautiful, interactive API documentation with request/response schemas and example code
• A multi-tabbed interface for complex documentation layouts - Organize complex information with tabbed interfaces, perfect for code examples across multiple languages, different implementation approaches, or step-by-step tutorials
• Custom theming to match your brand - Six carefully crafted themes come out of the box, and the theming system makes it easy to customize colors, typography, and styles to perfectly match your brand identity
• A plethora of standardized documentation components - From code blocks with syntax highlighting to callouts, accordions, card grids, and more. Every component you need to create engaging, easy-to-read documentation is included. Find the full list on the documentation for TinaDocs
• SEO optimization - Built-in SEO features ensure your documentation ranks well in search engines. Meta tags, structured data, and sitemap generation are all handled automatically

Getting Started

CLI

Ready to give TinaDocs a try? Getting started is straightforward:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/tinacms/tina-docs.git

# Install dependencies
cd tina-docs
pnpm install

# Start the development server
pnpm dev

TinaCloud QuickStart

Head to the TinaCloud Quickstart, log-in and select the TinaDocs starter option

Built by the Community, for the Community

TinaDocs is open source and available on GitHub. We've built it with extensibility in mind, every component, every theme, every feature can be customized to fit your specific needs. Whether you're documenting a library, an API, internal processes, or user guides, TinaDocs provides a solid foundation you can build on.

What's Next

This is just the beginning. We're committed to continuously improving TinaDocs based on feedback from the community. We'd love to hear how you're using it, what features you'd like to see, and how we can make it even better.

If you're building documentation for your team, we'd love to see what you create with TinaDocs. Share your projects, contribute back to the repository, or reach out with feedback, your input helps make TinaDocs better for everyone.

Share it with us on GitHub Discussions 💪

Best,

The TinaCMS Team 🦙