# Awesome Technical Writing
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*This list is inspired by the [awesome](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) and [awesome-jamstack](https://github.com/bolajiayodeji/awesome-jamstack) lists.*
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> [!TIP]
> Technical writing is the writing of technical content used in technical and occupational fields, such as computer hardware and software, engineering, chemistry, aeronautics, robotics, finance, medical, biotechnology, etc. ~ [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_writing)
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## Table of Contents
- [Community](#community)
- [Style Guides](#style-guides)
- [Courses](#courses)
- [Books](#books)
- [Podcasts](#podcasts)
- [Conferences](#conferences)
- [Speaker Decks](#speaker-decks)
- [Useful Tools](#useful-tools)
- [Resources](#resources)
- [Videos](#videos)
- [Technical Writers to Follow](#some-technical-writers-to-follow)
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## Community
* [Hashnode](https://hashnode.com)
* [r/technicalwriting](https://reddit.com/r/technicalwriting)
* [Google's Season of Docs](https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs)
* [freeCodeCamp News](https://freecodecamp.org/news)
* [ycombinator News](https://news.ycombinator.com)
* [DEV](https://dev.to)
* [Hackernoon](https://hackernoon.com)
* [Write the Docs](https://writethedocs.org)
* [The Good Docs Project](https://thegooddocsproject.dev)
* [LinkedIn Technical Writing Community](https://linkedin.com/groups/13705342)
* [Society for Technical Communication](https://stc.org)
* [The Manuscript Academy](https://manuscriptacademy.com)
## Style Guides
* [Microsoft Manual of Style](https://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9780735648715/samplepages/9780735648715.pdf)
* [IBM Editorial Style Guide](http://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9780132101301/samplepages/0132101300.pdf)
* [The Red Hat Style Guide](https://stylepedia.net/style)
* [Google Developer Documentation Style Guide](https://developers.google.com/style)
* [Chicago Manual of Style](https://chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html)
* [University of Oxford Style Guide](https://ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/media_wysiwyg/University%20of%20Oxford%20Style%20Guide.pdf)
* [Dutch Style Guide](https://github.com/lboshuizen/dutch-style-guide)
## Courses
* [Google Technical Writing Courses](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/overview)
* [Tech Writing for Accessibility](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/accessibility)
* [Writing Helpful Error Messages](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/error-messages)
* [Technical Writing: Documentation on Software Projects](https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/technical-writing-software-documentation)
* [Coding for Writers: Basic Programming](https://udemy.com/course/coding-for-writers-1-basic-programming)
* [Class Central Technical Writing](https://classcentral.com/course/technical-writing-7117)
* [Professional Technical Writing: Advance Your Writing Skills](https://udemy.com/technical-writing-and-editing)
* [Technical Writing: Master Your Writing Career](https://udemy.com/technical-writing)
* [English 305: Advanced Technical Writing](https://study.com/academy/course/technical-writing-course.html)
* [Technical Communication Techniques and Principles for Project Managers](https://ce.uwec.edu/programs/technical-communication-techniques-and-principles-project-managers)
* [Documenting APIs: A Guide for Technical Writers](https://idratherbewriting.com/learnapidoc)
* [Technical Writing Certification Course](https://aptlearn.io/courses/technical-writing-certification-course)
* [Tech: Write & Earn](https://startuptrybe.trainercentralsite.com/course/techwriteearn)
* [Technical Writing Tutorials for Software Testing](https://tutorialsearch.io/browse/software-testing/technical-writing)
## Books
* [Docs for Developers: An Engineer’s Field Guide to Technical Writing](https://amzn.to/3SjaMRR) by Jared Bhatti, Zach Corleissen, Jen Lambourne, David Nuñez, and Heidi Waterhouse.
* [The Developer's Guide to Content Creation](https://www.stephaniemorillo.co/product-page/the-developer-s-guide-to-content-creation) by Stephanie Morillo.
* [The Developer's Guide to Creating a Successful Blog](https://gumroad.com/l/successfulblog) by Flavio Copes.
* [Everybody Writes: Your New and Improved Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content](https://amzn.to/3Z3EgVY) by Ann Handley.
* [Technical Writing for Dummies](https://amzn.to/3XU6Bx1) by Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts.
* [The Handbook of Technical Writing](https://amzn.to/3IHEXxN) by Gerald J. Alre, Walter E. Oliu, and Charles T. Brusaw.
* [How To Write Usable User Documentation](https://amzn.to/3KpJtDr) by Edmond H. Weiss.
* [Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works](https://amzn.to/41tAV4C) by Janice Redish.
* [Docs Like Code: Collaborate and Automate to Improve Technical Documentation](https://amzn.to/3kdNMHn) by Anne Gentle.
* [The Product is Docs: Writing Technical Documentation in a Product Development Group](https://amzn.to/3m19xKL) by Christopher Gales and Splunk Documentation Team.
* [Every Page Is Page One: Topic-Based Writing for Technical Communication and the Web](https://amzn.to/3KtMx1e) by Mark Baker.
* [Modern Technical Writing: An Introduction to Software](https://amzn.to/3lYEq2H) by Andrew Etter.
* [Software Technical Writing: A Guidebook](https://jamesg.blog/book.pdf) by James Gallagher.
## Podcasts
* [The Manuscript Podcast](https://brenobarreto.co/the-manuscript-podcast/) - The intersection of writing and the development of technology products.
* [The Manuscript Academy Podcast](https://manuscriptacademy.com/podcast) - Interviews with agents and editors, how-to tips, and behind-the-scenes looks at the creation of the Academy.
* [Write the Docs Podcast](https://podcast.writethedocs.org/) - The Write the Docs Podcast publishes discussion-style podcasts focusing on topics related to the Write the Docs community.
* [The Not-Boring Tech Writer](https://www.thenotboringtechwriter.com/) - The Not-Boring Tech Writer podcast introduces technical writers' skills used in the open data movement.
## Conferences
* [Write the Docs Conferences](https://writethedocs.org/conf)
* [The LavaCon Content Strategy Conference ](https://lavacon.org)
* [API the Docs](https://apithedocs.org)
* [Technical Communication UK Metro Conference](http://technicalcommunicationuk.com)
* [MadWorld](https://www.madcapsoftware.com/madworld-conferences)
* [WritersUA West Content Pro Conference](http://west.writersua.com)
## Speaker Decks
* [Effective Documentation: The Key to Open Source Growth](https://slides.com/bolajiayodeji/effective-oss-docs)
* [Technical Writing for Non-Writers](https://speakerdeck.com/taroth21/technical-writing-for-non-writers)
* [Beyond The Editor: Automating Your Writing Process](https://slides.com/bolajiayodeji/beyond-the-editor)
## Useful Tools
* [Technical Writing Template](https://github.com/BolajiAyodeji/technical-writing-template) - A sample template with guidelines for writing technical articles.
* [Paid Community Writer Programs](https://github.com/malgamves/CommunityWriterPrograms) - A list of companies that have paid developer community writer programs.
* [Who Pays Technical Writers?](https://whopaystechnicalwriters.com/?) - A curated collection of active publishers, publications, and agencies that pay fair rates for high-quality technical content.
* [Diátaxis Documentation System](https://diataxis.fr) - A systematic approach to creating better documentation.
* [HackMD](https://hackmd.io) - Real-time collaboration on technical documentation in Markdown.
* [Dropbox Paper](https://dropbox.com/paper) - A flexible workspace for collaborative document editing.
* [Google Docs](https://docs.google.com) - Smart editing and styling tools to help you easily format text and paragraphs.
* [Notion](https://notion.so) - The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis and databases.
* [Notion AI](https://otion.so/product/ai) - Leverage the limitless power of AI in any Notion page, write faster and augment your creativity.
* [Grammarly](https://grammarly.com) - a writing assistant that goes deeper than grammar to offer you comprehensive writing feedback.
* [Canva](https://canva.com) - A graphic design platform that allows you to create social media graphics and other visual content.
* [TinyPNG](https://tinypng.com) - Smart PNG and JPEG image compression.
* [Full Page Screen Capture](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/full-page-screen-capture/fdpohaocaechififmbbbbbknoalclacl?hl=en) - The simplest way to take a full page screenshot of your current browser window.
* [Awesome Screenshot: Screen Video Recorder](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/awesome-screenshot-screen/nlipoenfbbikpbjkfpfillcgkoblgpmj?hl=en) - Screen capture full-page screenshot and recorder for screencast.
* [Readme Markdown Generator](https://github.com/kefranabg/readme-md-generator) - CLI that generates beautiful README.md files.
* [Capture to a Gif](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/capture-to-a-gif/eapecadlmfblmnfnojebefkbginhggeh) - Record content of pages to an animated GIF picture from the browser.
* [Microsoft Word](https://www.microsoft.com/en/microsoft-365/word) - Spelling, grammar, and intelligent suggestions to assist you across documents, email, and on the web.
* [Log4brains](https://github.com/thomvaill/log4brains) - Docs-as-code knowledge base to manage Architecture Decision Records (ADR) for your project and publish them automatically as a static website.
* [Antidote](https://www.antidote.info) - The corrector analyses your text and flags any detections.
* [LanguageTool](https://languagetool.org) - Open-source writing assistant, an alternative to Grammarly.
* [HemingwayApp](https://hemingwayapp.com) - Hemingway App makes your writing bold and clear. Helps fix long & complex sentences.
* [ChatGPT](https://chat.openai.com) - A conversational chatbot that can generate human-like responses to natural language prompts.
* [TextCraft](https://github.com/suncloudsmoon/TextCraft) - Add-in for Microsoft Word that seamlessly integrates essential AI tools, including text generation, proofreading, and more, directly into the user interface.
* [adoc Studio](https://adoc-studio.app) - adoc Studio is an integrated writing environment for structured texts using AsciiDoc.
* [Crosspost](https://trycrosspost.com) - Crosspost helps you write, import and publish articles to multiple platforms like Medium, Ghost, Hashnode, Dev.to and more at once. Write once, publish everywhere.
* [Heroshot](https://github.com/omachala/heroshot) - Screenshot automation for documentation with a visual element picker and theme-aware output.
* [EkLine](https://ekline.io) - Documentation quality automation. Enforces style guides on PRs, validates links, flags outdated content, and helps draft new docs.
* [Tablesmit](https://tablesmit.com) - A minimalist table builder for analytical writing. Create, format, and export structured tables for technical documentation. Open source and free.
* [Slopless](https://github.com/seochecks-ai/slopless) - Deterministic textlint preset and CLI to flag AI-generated and padded English prose without calling an LLM.
* [ai-slop-detect](https://github.com/antydizajn/ai-slop-detect) - Free Python CLI that flags AI-generated text patterns in markdown and prose (em-dashes, ChatGPT phrases, punctuation density, zero-width Unicode).
* [Slop-Gate](https://github.com/hwajongpark/slop-gate) - CLI that flags AI writing-tells (em-dashes and filler words like "delve" and "seamless") in prose before you publish, locally or in CI.
* [NRG](https://github.com/nanolaba/readme-generator) - Multi-language README generator with widgets (CLI, Maven plugin, Java library).
* [BeLikeNative Writing Assistant](https://github.com/theluckystrike/bln-writing-assistant) - Open-source writing quality analyzer with L1-aware grammar suggestions for non-native English speakers.
* [unslop](https://github.com/MohamedAbdallah-14/unslop) - A Claude Code plugin that removes AI writing patterns from text — tricolons, em-dash pileups, hedging stacks, sycophancy openers, stock vocabulary.
* [Sourcey](https://sourcey.com) - Open source documentation platform for OpenAPI specs and markdown.
* [Trupeer](https://www.trupeer.ai/) - AI-powered tool that transforms screen recordings into polished product videos and step-by-step documentation.
* [JustBlogged](https://justblogged.com) - A no-setup blogging platform with built-in SEO, custom domains, and beautiful themes. Sign up, pick a name, and start publishing technical content in minutes.
* [ProseScore](https://prosescore.ckmtools.dev/) - Free browser-based readability analyser with 8 formulas, sentiment analysis, keyword extraction, and SEO scoring. Privacy-first, runs entirely client-side.
* [Patina](https://github.com/devswha/patina) - Audits and rewrites AI-sounding technical writing while preserving meaning, claims, numbers, polarity, and causation.
* [Excel to Markdown](https://exceltomd.com/excel-to-markdown) - Convert Excel, CSV, or pasted tables into Markdown locally in the browser.
* [MacMD Viewer](https://macmdviewer.com) - Native macOS Markdown viewer with Mermaid diagram rendering, QuickLook extension, and syntax highlighting for 190+ languages.
## Resources
* [The Ultimate Guide to Content Creation](https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/content-creation)
* [How to Create Great Content: A Step-by-Step Guide to Content Marketing That Delivers Real Results](https://inc.com/jeff-haden/how-to-create-great-content-a-step-by-step-guide-to-content-marketing-that-delivers-real-results.html)
* [9 Tips to Become the Best Content Creator in Your Industry](https://weidert.com/blog/tips-to-make-you-the-best-content-creator-in-your-industry)
* [Advice for Technical Writing](https://css-tricks.com/advice-for-technical-writing)
* [Becoming a Technical Writer at Google](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/becoming)
* [15 Tips to Improve Your Technical Writing](https://thebestschools.org/magazine/technical-writing-tips)
* [How to Become a Technical Writer: A Beginner’s Guide](https://www.instructionalsolutions.com/blog/become-a-technical-writer)
* [How to Create Cover Images for Your Devblog Posts](https://townhall.hashnode.com/how-to-create-cover-images-for-your-devblog-posts-cjyo53edo000heys1p7iuylpw)
* [Introducing Google Season of Docs](https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/docs)
* [How to Start a Software YouTube Channel](https://freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-start-a-software-youtube-channel)
* [Starting a YouTube Channel as a Software Developer](https://claudiobernasconi.ch/2019/03/20/starting-a-youtube-channel-as-a-software-developer/0)
* [How to Create a Programming YouTube Channel - Lessons From 5 Years and 1 Million Subscribers](https://freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-start-a-software-youtube-channel-video-course)
* [Developers: The Why and How to Writing Technical Articles](https://freecodecamp.org/news/developers-the-why-and-how-to-writing-technical-articles-54e824789ef6)
* [How to Improve the SEO of Your Devblog Articles](https://townhall.hashnode.com/how-to-improve-the-seo-of-your-devblog-articles-cjz3u8lk3003gavs1l071dzoz)
* [How to Improve the SEO of Your Devblog](https://townhall.hashnode.com/how-to-improve-the-seo-of-your-devblog-cjz191c0e00380ks1nbtpwh8f)
* [Technical Writing: Why and How?](https://medium.com/the-andela-way/technical-writing-why-and-how-599f18477cef)
* [Minimalist Approach to Technical Documentation](https://utwente.nl/en/bms/ist/minimalism)
* [A beginner’s guide to writing documentation](https://writethedocs.org/guide/writing/beginners-guide-to-docs)
* [Crash Course in APIs for Technical Writers](https://medium.com/@patford12/crash-course-in-apis-for-technical-writers-694b274a2ad8)
* [Technical Writing: What and How?](https://edidiongasikpo.com/technical-writing-what-and-how-ckastwm2705xq4us1l0cbvv2h)
* [Write For Us: A List of Companies Who Pay Freelancers for Writing Tutorials](https://github.com/sixhobbits/technical-writing/blob/master/write-for-us.md)
* [Technical Writing Books: A Curated Collection of Books to Help You Be a Better Technical Writer](https://github.com/sixhobbits/technical-writing/blob/master/resources.md)
* [Everything Technical Writing: Tips and Techniques that'll Help You Thrive as a Technical Writer in the Software Industry](https://www.everythingtechnicalwriting.com)
* [GitLab Technical Writing Fundamentals](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/fundamentals)
* [AutoHotkey scripts for writing technical documentation](https://www.indoition.com/en/products/autohotkey-scripts-for-technical-documentation.htm)
* [A Comprehensive Guide to Technical Writing](https://www.adoc-studio.app/blog/technical-writing-guide)
## Videos
* [Content Creation Strategies: How To Create Content Online](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APQoWEqezFc)
* [How to start a Coding YouTube channel (with tips from a bunch of successful creators!)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsTagX5tG4E)
* [How To Start A Programming YouTube Channel With Coding Tutorials 360](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeCRHv4XUPU)
* [15 Technical Writing Tips](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw4TKCsIumQ)
* [What is Technical Writing? | Writing Genre Fundamentals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SB4tfD0hxM)
* [Meet Technical Writers at Google](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnnkAWP55Ww)
* [Technical Writing 101: Introduction to Technical Writing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTDsgd0ytbE&list=PL9RLbEIB-lv-bRTz14iEK4YSxRzxLQfdx)
* [What do Technical Writers do? (Also, what is Technical Writing?)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biocrCx5T_k)
* [How to become a Technical Writer | Skills & Career Growth](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l2KJXIBpB0)
* [Writing technical documentation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4L9GhldTHo)
* [Write The Docs Podcast & Meetups](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUI--N-VWjK93292AaaArCg)
* [Write the Readable README](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dAK42B7qtw)
* [GitHub as a Landing Page](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXMN4X9B8Rg&feature=youtu.be)
* [Lessons Learned From Rebuilding a Developer Documentation Website](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4kS-crtnlQ)
* [A Balanced Diet of Documentation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-ACxb_Iy5k)
* [Write your Docs like Nobody Reads Them](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye-hCiJ5_Dg)
* [The Developer's Guide to Technical Writing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a01iOLh_EYSTdukw_--mFJk-PD_IZXYh/view?fbclid=IwAR0D11PeXf_x4n8KlQJ2XCeY294QHyfnktrfk3cCW2VcSrTsh6zaYisLTqY)
* [How to write technical blog posts](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YODPgBadj80)
* [Technical Writing Portfolio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68ddwfpXHrE)
* [How to Document APIs Using Postman](https://youtu.be/d2WAKIKpKlE)
## Some Technical Writers to follow
| Name | Link to Blog | Blog Niche | Link to Twitter |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Bolaji Ayodeji | https://blog.bolajiayodeji.com | Web/Data Engineering, JavaScript, Python, Machine Learning, and Ecommerce. | [@iambolajiayo](https://twitter.com/iambolajiayo) |
| Angie Jones | https://angiejones.tech | Test Automation and Java. | [@techgirl1908](https://twitter.com/techgirl1908) |
| Sarah Drasner | https://sarah.dev/writing | Web Development, Vuejs, and SVGs. | [@sarah_edo](https://twitter.com/sarah_edo) |
| Prosper Otemuyiwa | https://medium.com/@unicodeveloper | All things Technical and Magical. | [@unicodeveloper](https://twitter.com/unicodeveloper) |
| Ire Aderinokun | https://bitsofco.de | Frontend Development and JavaScript. | [@ireaderinokun](https://twitter.com/ireaderinokun) |
| Tom Johnson | https://idratherbewriting.com | Technical Writing and API lessons. | [@tomjohnson](https://twitter.com/tomjohnson) |
| Anne Gentle | https://justwriteclick.com | Doc as Code. | [@annegentle](https://twitter.com/annegentle) |
| Kayce Basques | https://kayce.basqu.es/blog | Dev tools and Documentation. | [@kaycebasques](https://twitter.com/kaycebasques) |
| Tania Rascia | https://taniarascia.com | Modern JavaScript, Node.js, and development. | [@taniarascia](https://twitter.com/taniarascia) |
| SWYX | https://swyx.io/writing | Web Development, React and Tech. | [@swyx](https://twitter.com/swyx) |
| Sean C Davis | https://cobwwweb.com/ | Web Development and Jamstack. | [@seancdavis29](https://twitter.com/seancdavis29) |
| Alvaro Montoro | https://dev.to/alvaromontoro | CSS and HTML. | [@alvaro_montoro](https://twitter.com/alvaro_montoro) |
| Linda Ikechukwu | https://everythingtechnicalwriting.com | Technical Writing and Developer Documentation. | [@_mslinda](https://twitter.com/_MsLinda)|
| Amruta Ranade | https://www.youtube.com/c/AmrutaRanade | Technical Writing and Developer Documentation. | [@AmrutaRanade](https://twitter.com/AmrutaRanade) |
> [!TIP]
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## Contributing ✨
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## License
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