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Archbee 3.0 - Everything you need to create amazing documentation

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Archbee is the fastest way to build product documentation, developer guides, and API references in one place.

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Dragos Bulugean
Hey everyone πŸ‘‹, I'm Dragos the founder... 🫠, a bit nostalgic while I write this, but here's the story of Archbee. πŸ’‘ Archbee v0: 2018, stuck in a hotel room in Frankfurt... it was raining and I decided to code a software diagramming tool for architects. Scrapped the product after a few months of getting no traction. πŸ’‘ Archbee v1: Restarted in early 2019 with the idea for an internal docs tool for eng. teams that would include API docs, markdown, diagrams, changelogs, and GitHub integration after realizing all the tools out there (Google Docs, Confluence, Notion) were built for anybody, but not tech people. The product was getting some customers organically but did not show great traction either. πŸ’‘ Archbee v2: This version was just an improved, better-looking, less buggy version of V1. Launched it on ProductHunt in 2020 and it got to #1. However, most of the traction was coming from a wimpy feature: publishing docs on customers' domains. Talking to customers, we realized there are still no great tools for building public product & developer docs for folks who don't want the DIY approach. Basically, no way of onboarding and activating your tech audiences without spending a ton of energy on docs tech. The tools (diagrams, API refs, changelogs, markdown) cooked for the internal use-case, were actually a lot more useful for the public-facing use-case where the pain was obvious. Pushing on this edge and armed with amazing customer feedback, we were able to secure our spot in YCombinator S21 and our first rounds of funding. Today we present to you Archbee V3, your go-to documentation tool for onboarding and activating technical audiences into your products. Just a few examples from amazing companies (SaaS, web3, hardware and more) that trust archbee for their documentation: - https://docs.onarchipelago.com/ - https://hub.datree.io/ - https://docs.charthop.com/ - https://whitepaper.metabrands.io/ - https://docs.spren.com/ - https://docs.sizzy.co/ - https://learn.frase.io/ - https://docs.procesio.com/ - see 200+ more here: https://www.archbee.io/built-wit... We're building a product documentation platform. "The Webflow" of documentation: write and hit publish. V3 has a ton of new features, but here are the most important: πŸ“ a new user interface with dark mode for you and your users πŸ“ create in-app documentation with our embeddable widget πŸ“ reusable variables and reusable content snippets πŸ“ sync content with GitHub using markdown πŸ“ user authentication with passwords, guest accounts, magic links or JWT πŸ“ up to date documentation with doc verifications πŸ“ native OpenAPI import & integration πŸ“ documentation versioning & snapshots πŸ“ knowledge graphs let you see how your knowledge is interconnected πŸ“ PDF rendering Archbee provides you with everything you need to build amazing docs for your users/customers to activate and get the full value of your product. That directly translates to: πŸ“ more user activations for your product => more revenue πŸ“ more time for your team to focus on what matters: great content, not creating documentation technology I'm sure this isn't the end of the development of Archbee as a product. This is why we'd love to get your input for the next stage. Try it out today at www.archbee.com. We're offering a 15% discount FOREVER β€” enter the discount code product-hunt-2022 if you subscribe until the end of the month. GOGO GO! Oh, yea... The team at Archbee ❀️ ProductHunt.
Livia Burbulea
@dragos_bulugean It looks amazing. Can't wait to try it! Congratulations to you and your entire team!
Savian Boroanca
@dragos_bulugean that's quite a story, congrats to the team. Product documentation needs to be done better and your solution is outstanding. Have a great launch day!
Daniel Stefan
@livia_burbulea looking forward to hear your feedback! Thanks for taking the time to explore archbee πŸ™!
Daniel Stefan
@savian_boroanca this is our mission precisely! We are doing our best to achieve that. Thanks for sharing our vision πŸ™!
Kapil Gadhire
@dragos_bulugean thanks and congratulations ! We have been using Archbee for our Product - Boltic and are very happy with the product. Look forward to using this one now!
Stig Andre Dignæs Rundhaug
The editor has been improved a lot the past two months - good job! I have tested several competitors and what makes your tool more user-friendly is the editor combined with the overview on the left. It makes browsing through documentation a breeze for users and editors. Since I use a lot of pictures and GIFs to show flows, I would be very interested in a more intuitive way to format pictures and align them with text. Vertical split is too restrictive and leaves too much room if I use several pictures. Microsoft Word does a lot right in this regard. Drag and drop to change placement of pictures is also sorely missed.
Mihai Marinescu
@stig_andre Hello Stig, we love customer feedback and suggestions as we want to provide a great user experience. We will take this into consideration!
Dragos Bulugean
@stig_andre thanks for the feedback Andre, took a note and we'll discuss at our next internal product planning :)
Stig Andre Dignæs Rundhaug
@mmarinescu88 & @dragos_bulugean Nice! Feel free to send me an email if you want more detailed feedback πŸ™‚
Mihai Marinescu
@stig_andre you can write to claudiu@archbee.io any feedback you have! Thanks
Csaba Nacu
@stig_andre great feedback, thank you! πŸ™
Maria Alexandrova
This is so cool! Congratulations on your launch!
Dragos Bulugean
@maria_alexandrova1 thanks for the support Maria!
Petre Sosa
@maria_alexandrova1 Thanks for the support Maria!
Amirali Nurmagomedov
such a powerful platform, congrats team! πŸš€
Dragos Bulugean
@amirali_nurmagomedov thanks Amirali! AnnounceKit is great as well, we are customers! Cheers :)
Petre Sosa
@amirali_nurmagomedov Thank you for support Amirali!
Csaba Nacu
@amirali_nurmagomedov πŸ™ thank you!
Davor BomeΕ‘tar
Archbee is such a great product, but their team is also amazing. Dragos and the team are constantly improving it!
Mihai Marinescu
@davor_bomestar Glad to hear you enjoy it, Davor!
Daniel Stefan
@davor_bomestar thank you for your kind words πŸ™! This is keeping us goingπŸš€!
Dragos Bulugean
@davor_bomestar thanks for the support Davor!
Petre Sosa
@davor_bomestar Thank you for support Davor!
Csaba Nacu
@davor_bomestar πŸ™‡β€β™‚οΈ thank you!
Maciej Malysz
This product is amazing - its stability, UX, and pace of iterating new improvements. I've stumbled upon it during one of their previous PH launches, become a user, and I was so happy that I never looked back for other options. Full disclosure - after becoming a user, I got in touch with @dragos_bulugean and I also become an investor so serious stuff happened thanks to PH I guess πŸ˜…
Mihai Marinescu
@dragos_bulugean @malyszmac Hey Maciej, thank you for the feedback! Working on improving it on the daily to provide a better experience!
Daniel Stefan
@malyszmac hope to have an even better experience! We are grateful for your support and feedback πŸ™!
Csaba Nacu
@malyszmac πŸ™!
Szymon Brodziak
Great stuff, congrats!
Petre Sosa
@szymon_brodziak Thank you Szymon!
Dragos Bulugean
@szymon_brodziak thanks Szymon, looking forward to your input!
Adam Ε»aczek
I've using Archee since v1. It's the best documentation platform out there, period.
Petre Sosa
@adam_zaczek Thank you Adam!
Csaba Nacu
@adam_zaczek thank you! πŸ™‡β€β™‚οΈ
Catalin Gheorghe
As a Scrum Lead, dealing with multiple companies such as Luxoft, Endava, and GBG, I have to say that no documentation platform should be an island!!! I've spotted 3 big things that I want to shout out about Archbee 3.0 1️⃣ Remove user onboarding friction 2️⃣ Reduce support tickets 3️⃣ Improve customer time to value Great work Achbee team!! Excited about what the future will look like for you!
Dragos Bulugean
@catalin_gheorghe thanks for your thoughts Catalin!
Mihai Marinescu
@catalin_gheorghe Thank you for your feedback!
Csaba Nacu
@catalin_gheorghe πŸ™‡β€β™‚οΈ thank you!
Chris GΓΌnther
We've been using Archbee for quite some time so I'd like to thank all you guys for what you've build so far. Congrats on the new version! @dascalescu probably had a hard time with me when I got on his nerves with GDPR support so extra thanks for that πŸ˜„
Claudiu Dascalescu
@chrisguenther It's something that was due for us to do and it was a pleasure to work this out with you! Thanks for the support!
Carsten Schaefer
useful tool and its getting better and better, I love it. Just left a review, too
Dragos Bulugean
@carsten_schaefer_trust thanks Carsten :) happy to have such great customers in our platform. Your feedback is amazing :)
Daniel Stefan
@carsten_schaefer_trust thanks Carsten! Your feedback is really helpful πŸ™!
Petre Sosa
@carsten_schaefer_trust Thank you for support Carsten!
Csaba Nacu
@carsten_schaefer_trust great to see satisfied customers, thanks for your support! πŸ™
Bogdan Ionita
Love to see your product evolve. Congrats on another successful launch!
Petre Sosa
@bogdan_ionita Thank you for support Bogdan!
Daniel Stefan
@bogdan_ionita thanks for supporting us this entire timeπŸ™!
Basharath
Superb tool. Congrats and all the best.
Dragos Bulugean
@basharath thanks Basharath!
Petre Sosa
@basharath Thank you for support!
Csaba Nacu
Lucky to work with an awesome team of developers on such a great product.
Petre Sosa
@csabanacu Our awesome designer, great team member πŸ€—
Mihai Marinescu
@csabanacu Awww, you shouldn't have! :D
Daniel Stefan
@csabanacu grateful to share this journey together budd πŸ™!
Phill Duffy
Such a great tool. It just works.
Daniel Stefan
@phill_duffy thank you Phill πŸ™!
Csaba Nacu
@phill_duffy thanks!
Dragos Bulugean
@phill_duffy thank for the feedback 2 years ago :)
saleh ahmed
Amazing product.
Petre Sosa
@saleh_ahmed4 Thank you for support Saleh! I really appricate!
Daniel Stefan
@saleh_ahmed4 much appreciated πŸ™!
Krzysztof Przybylak
One of the best products I've ever seen on Product Hunt!
Petre Sosa
@krzysztof_przybylak Thank you for feedback Krzysztof!
Daniel Stefan
@krzysztof_przybylak doing our best! Thanks for your support πŸ™!
Pete Thomson
Amazing! I needed this yesterday πŸš€
Mihai Marinescu
@thepetehere Yes! Hoping you'll enjoy our new features!
Daniel Stefan
@thepetehere hope to be as useful today✌️!
Ivan X
Daily user since V1 - and we're not even using it for tech documentation, but it's a better and faster alternative of Google docs for our marketing, product team and for our onboarding as well. Now that I think of it, I even used it for client proposal multiple times on own cname. Awesome product from the start! Couldn't be happier using archbee.
Petre Sosa
@be_creatv Glad to hear and see customers to be happy!
Daniel Stefan
@be_creatv loving your feedback Ivan - grateful for sharing this hereπŸ™!
Csaba Nacu
@be_creatv 🀩
Alex Circei
We're long time customers and really happy with the always improving experience!
Mihai Marinescu
@alex_circei We really hope you will enjoy the new features we've added!
Petre Sosa
@alex_circei Thank you for support Alex!