This repository contains lists of suggested tools for technical writers. You can find it at https://alexand.us/tw-tools.
You are welcome to make a pull request and add tools that you've found helpful!
- Multimedia - list of tools for creating images, GIFs, and videos
- Planning your content - templates for planning your video content
- Video production process - common steps in production and best practices
- Text editors - recommended text editors for Markdown and other writing
- Portfolios - recommended tools to create your portfolio
- Learning - articles and books to learn more about technical writing
- Style - examples of content strategy and style guides
- Fewer words - rules for writing with fewer words
- Accessibility - resources for considering accessible writing and design
- Style guide - specific style guide for a11y needs
- Templates - example buckets of information to fill in for each type of document
Alexandra White is a technical writer for Google. Previously, she worked as a documentation editor for Joyent, web developer for WNET, and digital marketer for JCC Association. She has a degree in professional writing from Michigan State University.
You can find more of her work on heyawhite.com or follow her on Twitter @heyawhite.
Special thanks to @scottydocs, who heavily influenced the README template, and @nayafia and @embeddedartistry, who influenced the CONTRIBUTION template.
This project uses the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International license.