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@microsoft/tsdoc vs typedoc

Documentation toolingPackage data 25 Sept 2026
@microsoft/tsdocv0.17.0, 16 Sept 2026

A parser for the TypeScript doc comment syntax

$ npm install @microsoft/tsdoc
typedocv0.28.20, 5 Jul 2026

Create api documentation for TypeScript projects.

$ npm install typedoc
Metric@microsoft/tsdoctypedocDifference
Weekly downloads9,329,3433,805,023@microsoft/tsdoc 2.5x higher
12-month download growth+95%+86%@microsoft/tsdoc +8 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies05typedoc 5 more
Unpacked size2.2 MB2.1 MBtypedoc 6% smaller
Latest release0.17.0, 16 Sept 20260.28.20, 5 Jul 2026@microsoft/tsdoc 2 months more recent
Releases, last 12 months27typedoc 5 more
First published1 Jun 201824 May 2014typedoc 4.0 years earlier
GitHub stars4,9698,452typedoc 1.7x higher
Open issues14112@microsoft/tsdoc 129 more
Open pull requests177@microsoft/tsdoc 10 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks52138typedoc 2.7x higher
TypeScript typesBundledBundledSame
Module formatESM + CommonJSESM onlyDiffers
Runtimes---
LicenseMITApache-2.0Differs

Green marks the smaller size or the more recent release. Bold marks the higher count, with no judgement implied. Sizes are for the whole package per Bundlephobia. Growth compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series.

@microsoft/tsdoc9.3m latest weektypedoc3.8m latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
Weekly npm downloads, 52 weeks. Y axis starts at zero. Values are not smoothed.

@microsoft/tsdoc

Major versions
  1. 0.0.01 Jun 2018
Last 5 releases
  1. 0.17.016 Sept 2026
  2. 0.16.011 Nov 2025
  3. 0.15.123 Nov 2024
  4. 0.15.028 May 2024
  5. 0.14.214 Sept 2022
52 releases in total, 2 in the last 12 months

typedoc

Major versions
  1. 0.0.124 May 2014
Last 5 releases
  1. 0.28.205 Jul 2026
  2. 0.28.1912 Apr 2026
  3. 0.28.1823 Mar 2026
  4. 0.28.1713 Feb 2026
  5. 0.28.1612 Jan 2026
256 releases in total, 7 in the last 12 months
@microsoft/tsdoc

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typedoc

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@microsoft/tsdoc

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typedoc

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  • Need no runtime dependencies@microsoft/tsdoc (@microsoft/tsdoc has 0, typedoc has 5)
  • Need both ESM and CommonJS entry points@microsoft/tsdoc (@microsoft/tsdoc: ESM + CommonJS; typedoc: ESM only)
  • Need to load it with require()@microsoft/tsdoc
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itselfBoth
  • Node.js version requirement@microsoft/tsdoc: none declared; typedoc: >= 18 (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent release@microsoft/tsdoc (0.17.0 on 16 Sept 2026 vs 0.28.20 on 5 Jul 2026)
  • Higher weekly npm downloads@microsoft/tsdoc (9.3m vs 3.8m)
  • License@microsoft/tsdoc: MIT; typedoc: Apache-2.0

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