swimm.io
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What is Swimm?
Swimm generates developer documentation directly linked to specific code, and uses AI to detect when the underlying code changes so it can flag or update documentation that would otherwise silently go stale.
Key features
- Generates documentation linked directly to specific code
- Detects when code changes make documentation outdated
- Documentation lives and is viewed inside the IDE
- Helps onboard new engineers with in-context explanations
Pricing
FreemiumFreemium — paid plans from around $18/user/mo
Verify on the official pricing page →Swimm use cases
- 1Keep code documentation from silently going out of date
- 2Onboard a new engineer with docs shown directly in the IDE
- 3Generate documentation for a complex or legacy piece of code
- 4Get flagged automatically when code changes affect existing docs
Who is Swimm for?
Engineering teamsDevelopers onboarding to a new codebaseTeams maintaining complex legacy code
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