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What is DITA Open Toolkit?

DITA Open Toolkit is a Java-based implementation of the OASIS DITA Technical Committee's specification for DITA DTDs and schemas. The Toolkit, which can be used in the Windows, Linux/UNIX, and Mac OS operating environments, transforms DITA content (maps and topics) into deliverable formats. The Toolkit uses Apache Ant for processing. DITA Open Toolkit publishes to the following environments:

Key output targets are XHTML, HTML Help, PDF2 (processed using the Idiom plug-in and RenderX XEP), and Eclipse help.
Other targets include DocBook, Eclipse content, JavaHelp, PDF, troff, and Word RTF.

Toolkit Documentation

DITA Open Toolkit User Guide is the definitive source of information about DITA Open Toolkit. It is also a product of the architecture and the recommended best practices, having been written entirely in DITA XML and produced using the principles and procedures described in the document.