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Doxygen for macOS
Generate browsable documentation from source-code comments with Doxygen, a free, open-source tool for Mac. This download is the Apple-silicon disk image for macOS 13 or later.
- Operating system
- macOS 13 or later (Ventura+)
- Architecture
- Arm (Apple silicon)
- Download package
- DMG disk image
Publisher offers separate Intel DMG and Arm/Intel ZIP packages. Screenshot illustrates the cross-platform GUI on Windows; Mac appearance differs.
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What is Doxygen?
Doxygen turns annotated source code into reference documentation for developers maintaining an API or exploring a codebase. It parses information about classes, functions and variables, then creates linked output that helps readers navigate related parts of a project. Supported languages include C, C++, Python, Java, C# and Objective-C.
A project-specific Doxyfile controls input folders, output formats and extraction settings. You can run Doxygen from the command line or use Doxywizard, its graphical front-end, to configure a project and start generation. Markdown and documentation commands let you add explanations alongside code comments. Output options include HTML, XML, RTF and PDF through LaTeX.
The linked 1.18.0 DMG is the publisher's Arm build for macOS 13 or later; Intel Macs need the separate Intel package on the publisher's download page. PDF production requires a LaTeX toolchain, and most diagrams need Graphviz installed separately. The accompanying publisher screenshot shows Doxywizard on Windows as an interface example, not a capture of the Mac build.
What it offers
- Generate linked reference documentation from source-code comments across supported programming languages.
- Produce HTML, XML and RTF output, with PDF available through LaTeX.
- Combine Markdown and documentation commands to describe functions, parameters and return values.
- Control project inputs and output settings through a Doxyfile or the Doxywizard graphical front-end.
- Create class and collaboration diagrams, with Graphviz required for most diagram types.
Good to know
- This Arm DMG requires macOS 13 or later; Intel Macs need the publisher's separate Intel download.
- PDF output requires a separate LaTeX toolchain, and most diagrams require Graphviz.
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Sources
References used for this listing. Retrieval dates do not indicate hands-on testing.
- Doxygen homepage — purpose, features and release ↗Retrieved
- Doxygen download — macOS packages ↗Retrieved
- Doxygen license ↗Retrieved
- Doxygen: Getting started ↗Retrieved
- Doxygen: Doxywizard usage — GUI and diagram requirements ↗Retrieved
- Doxygen for Mac - Download — normal browser observation ↗Retrieved
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