Software
Enterprise-grade documentation for fast-moving software teams.
Author-it helps software companies deliver accurate, scalable documentation at speed. Whether you're publishing release notes, API guides, or AI ready onboarding content. Author-it streamlines every step - from authoring to review to localization - with automation and integrations built for modern tech stacks.
Accelerate Speed to Market
Automate publishing and streamline workflows to deliver product documentation faster - keeping pace with agile release cycles.
Integrate with Your Stack
Connect Author-it to your CDPs, translation vendors, and developer tools via robust APIs - no manual handoffs, no bottlenecks.
Scale Without Complexity
Reuse structured content across products, formats, and audiences - reducing overhead and improving consistency without slowing down your team.
Trusted by leading organizations where accuracy matters.
Case Studies
Precision that saves.
Speed that scales. ROI that grows.
$3m saved from translations
Global manufacturer cut $3m in costs and boosted NPS with Author-it CCMS.
90% content reuse rate
Global software leader saved $2M annually and achieved ISO compliance with Author-it CCMS.
Reducing risk for Utilities
Reducing Risk in Utilities: Why Modern Documentation Matters.
Features
The complete content system for software documentation.
Structured Authoring
Create once. Reuse across products and platforms.
Flexibility meets control. Author-it separates content from formatting and applies structured authoring rules where they matter most - enabling reuse across release versions, help centers, and developer portals without slowing down agile teams.
Workflow & Collaboration
Faster reviews. Fewer blockers.
Built-in workflows and role-based permissions help tech pubs teams collaborate with product managers, engineers, and SMEs - keeping documentation aligned and release-ready. Keeping your contributors eyes on what counts.
Translation & Localization
Automated localization. Global scale.
Author-it integrates with translation vendors and CDPs as well as supporting structured reuse - reducing localization costs and ensuring consistent messaging across languages and regions.
Audit & Governance
Version control. Total traceability.
Track every change, review, and approval with full history. Author-it helps software teams maintain clarity and control across fast-moving documentation cycles, and maintaining several versions of content simultaneously.
Services
Expert guidance.
Seamless setup. Ongoing success.
Maximise your investment in Author-it with expert-led implementation, optimization, and ongoing support. Whether through our team or certified partners, we help you build a system that runs smoothly, scales effortlessly, and delivers lasting value.
More features essential for software documentation.
Review Module
Streamline approvals. Reduce risk.
Enable structured, role-based reviews with full visibility and control. Shorten feedback cycles, ensure compliance, and keep every stakeholder aligned - without version chaos.
Author-it Xtend
Reuse intelligently. Scale effortlessly.
Automatically enforce or surface reuse opportunities across product documentation to reduce duplication and improve speed and consistency - especially across product variations and release versions.
APIs for Integration & Automation
Connect your stack. Automate your flow.
Connect Author-it with your CDPs, translation vendors, and developer tools as well as automating publishing to streamline workflows.
Structured Authoring Rules
Flexibility meets control.
Apply structured authoring rules where needed - ensuring consistency and scalability where needed, without slowing down agile teams.
Unlimited Variations and Metadata
AI-ready content. Infinite flexibility.
Author-it places no limits on how you version, vary, or tag your content. Attach rich metadata to every object, enabling smarter search, better governance, and clearer context - essential for AI-driven workflows and reducing hallucinations. Structure your content for clarity, compliance, and future-proof scalability.
Lite Authoring Mode for SMEs
Empower subject matter experts.
Give SMEs a simplified interface to contribute content without training overhead. Lite mode ensures accuracy and collaboration while keeping the full power of Author-it behind the scenes.
“Over $2 million is saved each and every year we use Author-it. Content reuse ranges from 40% on the low end to over 90%, which puts our numbers way above industry averages.”
Global Software Leader
Write once, use everywhere.
Maximize reuse across documents, formats, and audiences. Author-it eliminates duplication, saving time on writing, reviewing, and approving - so you can focus on what matters.
Separate content from deliverables.
Stop formatting. Start creating. Author-it lets you design once and reuse everywhere, so your content stays clean, consistent, and brand-aligned - without the manual effort.
Simplify collaboration.
Author-it is more than a writing tool - it’s a unified platform for migration, creation, review, approval, translation, and publishing. Collaborate seamlessly with SMEs, reviewers, and compliance teams - all in one place.
Surface reuse. Eliminate waste.
Author-it helps you identify and maximize reuse opportunities across teams and content types. Reduce duplication, streamline updates, and ensure consistency - without micromanaging every asset.
Search smarter. Manage faster.
With rich search and filtering capabilities, you can locate, audit, and manage content down to the object level. Whether you're tracking a single component or reviewing an entire library, everything is at your fingertips.
Control access. Streamline workflows.
Author-it gives you full control over roles, permissions, and workflow stages - so you can manage collaboration, compliance, and publishing with confidence, not complexity.
Reduce costs without reducing output.
Author-it lowers localization and production costs by enabling structured reuse and automation. Scale content delivery without scaling costs - get more from the investment you have already made.
Mitigate risk with full visibility.
Shorten review cycles and reduce compliance risk with a centralized, auditable content system. Author-it provides a complete version history and object-level traceability, so nothing gets lost, duplicated, or misused.
Accelerate speed to market.
Faster workflows mean faster delivery. Author-it helps your teams deliver accurate, localized content quickly - so your content reaches your audience sooner and with confidence.
FAQs
Yes, Author-it allows you to import documents from other systems. You can upload files in various formats, and the system will convert them into a compatible format for editing. This feature is particularly useful for organizations transitioning to Author-it from other document management systems.
More questions?
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Make content your competitive advantage, not a risk.
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