The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of document markup languages. Please see the individual markup languages' articles for further information.
^"An Introduction to reStructuredText". docutils.sourceforge.net.
^Many markup languages have purposely avoided presentational markups. For markup languages based on SGML and XML, CSS is used as a presentation layer.
^Uses and Examples of the Computable Document Format (CDF), Wolfram.com.
^Includes basic presentational content and SVG and MathML markup, officially supported in version 1.3. In select XML editors and management systems, the images and content can be viewed as rendered, through CSS mostly.
^Presentational content is supported through SVG and MathML markup. In select XML editors, the images can be viewed as rendered.
^Presentational markup is deprecated as of XHTML 1.0 and no longer allowed as of XHTML 1.1
^Presentational markup is deprecated as of HTML 4.0
^MathML comes in two mark-up syntaxes: a semantic and a presentational.
^uses Content MathML, OpenMath or other formats for formulae
^Exact presentation of symbols can be specified in OMDoc; these specifications are used when transforming OMDoc to a presentational format.
^"An Introduction to reStructuredText". docutils.sourceforge.net.
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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of document markup languages Please see the individual markup languages articles for further information Contents 1 General information 2 Characteristics 3 Notes 4 See alsoGeneral information EditSee also Lightweight markup language Basic general information about the markup languages creator version etc Language First public release date Creator Editor ViewerAsciiDoc 2002 Stuart Rackham Text editor Output to XHTML HTML DocBook which can convert to PDF EPUB DVI LaTeX roff and PostScript Computable Document Format 2010 Wolfram Research Wolfram Language amp Mathematica CDF Player CDF format can also be embedded in web pages viewable with conventional browsers Creole 2007 Text editor Output to HTML RTF LaTeX others renderers for MFC others Darwin Information Typing Architecture DITA 2005 IBM OASIS Text XML editor Output to HTML PDF CHM javadoc others DocBook 1992 The Davenport Group OASIS XML editor Output to HTML PDF CHM javadoc others Encoded Archival Description EAD 1998 Berkeley Project Text editor Web browserExtensible HyperText Markup Language XHTML 2000 January 26 W3C Text XML editor HTML editor Web browserHalibut 1999 Simon Tatham Text editor Output to ASCII text HTML PDF PostScript Unix man pages GNU Info Windows Help CHM files Windows WinHelp old HLP files HyperText Markup Language HTML 1993 Tim Berners Lee Text editor HTML editor Web browserLilyPond 1996 Han Wen Nienhuys Jan Nieuwenhuizen Text editor Scorewriter Output to DVI PDF PostScript PNG others Maker Interchange Format MIF 1986 Frame Technology acquired by Adobe Systems in 1995 Text editor FrameMaker FrameMakerMakeDoc 2000 Carl Sassenrath Text editor Web browser XHTML or HTML output Markdown 2004 John Gruber and Aaron Swartz Text editor E mail client Web browser XHTML or HTML output preview in gedit markdown pluginTextile 2002 1 Dean Allen Text editor Web browser XHTML or HTML output reference and tester uses latest PHP Textile version 3 5 5 Math Markup Language MathML 1999 July W3C Text XML editor TeX converter Web browser Word processorThe Music Encoding Initiative MEI 1999 The MEI Community XML editor VerovioMusic Extensible Markup Language MusicXML 2002 Recordare Scorewriter ScorewriterOffice Open XML OOXML 2006 Ecma International ISO IEC Office suite Office suiteOpenDocument Format ODF 2005 OASIS ISO IEC Office suite Office suiteOpen Mathematical Documents OMDoc 2000 Michael Kohlhase Text XML editor 2 Output to XHTML MathML TeX others Org mode 2003 Org mode project Emacs text editor Emacs Output to HTML PDF DocBook FreeMind OpenDocument Format ODF others reStructuredText 2001 3 David Goodger Text editor Output to HTML LaTeX PDF Unix man pages ODT S5 HTML Slide Shows XML others Scalable Vector Graphics SVG 2004 W3C Vector graphics editor Web browser etc ScriptGML 19681971 IBM Text editor GDDM AFP viewerTeXLaTeX 19781984 Donald KnuthLeslie Lamport Text editor DVI or Portable Document Format PDF converterTexinfo 1986 Richard Stallman Text editor output to DVI Portable Document Format PDF HTML DocBook others TeXmacs format 1998 Joris van der Hoeven Text editor TeXmacs editor PDF or PostScript files Converters exist for TeX LaTeX and XHTML MathmlText Encoding Initiative TEI 1990 Text Encoding Initiative Consortium Text XML editor Web Browser using XHTML PDF Word Processor using ODF or EPUBtroff typesetter runoff groff GNU runoff 1973 Joe Ossanna Text editor groffer or output to PostScriptWireless Markup Language WML 1999 WAP Forum Text XML editor Mobile browserLanguage First public release date Creator Editor ViewerNote While Rich Text Format RTF is human readable it is not considered to be a markup language and is thus excluded from the table Characteristics EditSome characteristics of the markup languages definition needed Language Major purpose Based on Markup type Structural markup Presentational markup 4 Open formatAsciiDoc Multi purpose Tag Yes Yes YesComputable Document Format Interactive technical documents infographics blogs 5 Wolfram Language Tag Yes Yes NoDarwin Information Typing Architecture DITA Technical documents XML Tag Yes Yes 6 YesDocBook Technical documents SGML XML Tag Yes Yes 7 YesEncoded Archival Description EAD Finding aids XML Tag Yes NoExtensible HyperText Markup Language XHTML Hypertext documents XML Tag Yes Yes 8 YesFictionBook Multi purpose XML Tag Yes Yes YesHalibut Technical documents Control code Yes Yes YesHyperText Markup Language HTML Hypertext documents SGML Tag Yes Yes 9 YesLilypond Music notation Control code Yes YesMaker Interchange Format MIF Technical documents Tag Yes YesMarkdown Formatted Technical documents Hypertext documents E mail Text E mail conventions Tag Yes Yes YesMath Markup Language MathML Mathematical documents XML Tag Yes Yes 10 The Music Encoding Initiative MEI Music notation XML Tag Yes YesMusic Extensible Markup Language MusicXML Music notation XML Tag Yes Yes YesOffice Open XML OOXML Multi purpose XML ZIP Tag Yes Yes YesOpenDocument Format ODF Multi purpose XML ZIP Tag Yes Yes YesOpen Mathematical Document OMDoc Mathematical documents XML Tag Yes 11 Yes 12 Org mode Multi purpose notes project management publishing literate programming Text outliner Tag Yes YesreStructuredText Technical and Multi purpose documents 13 Structured Text and Setext Tag Yes Yes 14 YesScalable Vector Graphics SVG 2D Vector graphics XML Tag Yes Yes YesScriptGML Multi purpose RUNOFF Control code Yes YesTeXLaTeX Academic documentsMulti purpose 15 Control code Yes YesTexinfo Technical documents TeX Scribe Control code Yes YesTeXmacs format Academic documents tree Tag Yes YesTextile Hypertext documents AsciiDoc based on some similarities and dates of release Tag Yes Yes YesText Encoding Initiative TEI Academic linguistic literary and technical documents SGML XML Tag Yes Notroff typesetter runoff groff GNU runoff Technical documents RUNOFF Control code Yes YesWireless Markup Language WML Hypertext documents XML Tag Yes YesLanguage Major purpose Based on Markup type Structural markup Presentational markup Open formatNotes Edit Textism Tools Textile 26 December 2002 Archived from the original on 26 December 2002 An Emacs mode and a Mozilla extension are available An Introduction to reStructuredText docutils sourceforge net Many markup languages have purposely avoided presentational markups For markup languages based on SGML and XML CSS is used as a presentation layer Uses and Examples of the Computable Document Format CDF Wolfram com Includes basic presentational content and SVG and MathML markup officially supported in version 1 3 In select XML editors and management systems the images and content can be viewed as rendered through CSS mostly Presentational content is supported through SVG and MathML markup In select XML editors the images can be viewed as rendered Presentational markup is deprecated as of XHTML 1 0 and no longer allowed as of XHTML 1 1 Presentational markup is deprecated as of HTML 4 0 MathML comes in two mark up syntaxes a semantic and a presentational uses Content MathML OpenMath or other formats for formulae Exact presentation of symbols can be specified in OMDoc these specifications are used when transforming OMDoc to a presentational format An Introduction to reStructuredText docutils sourceforge net uses CSS While Donald Knuth wrote TeX for Academic publications and Leslie Lamport wrote LaTeX for similar purpose packages are available from Comprehensive TeX Archive Network CTAN for nonacademic purposes e g writing scripts See also EditList of document markup languages Comparison of Office Open XML and OpenDocument Comparison of OpenXPS and PDF Comparison of e book formats Comparison of data serialization formats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Comparison of document markup languages amp oldid 1134663373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
