DITA Open Toolkit
The DITA Open Toolkit is an open publishing engine that converts DITA content into multiple formats.
DITA-OT Capabilities
Out of the box, the DITA-OT enables you to publish to the following formats:
- HTML5
- XHTML
- HTML Help ePub
- eBook
- JavaHelp
- RTF
By default, the DITA-OT enables you to publish content with simple styling applied. The publishing capabilities can be expanded by adding the DITA-OT plugins that enable you to produce branded and styled output.
For more information, see Upload a DITA-OT Publishing Engine.
Publish Content with the DITA-OT
The DITA Open Toolkit enables you to publish content to various formats.
Publish a PDF Comparison
You can publish a PDF that compares the current content with the content in a branch or release.
Republish Content
You can republish a previous publishing job to troubleshoot publishing issues or apply new changes to the published output.
DITA-OT Publishing Scenarios Management
Create a DITA-OT Scenario
Administrators can create the DITA Open Toolkit publishing scenarios by using the Plugins interface.
- If needed, upload the plugin that you want to use in the publishing scenario. See Upload a DITA-OT Plugin.
- If needed, upload the required DITA-OT
publishing engine version. See Upload a DITA-OT Publishing Engine.Remember: Some DITA-OT plugins may require a specific version of the DITA-OT publishing engine. You can use different DITA-OT publishing engines and plugins in different publishing scenarios.
Upload a DITA-OT Plugin
Administrators can upload DITA Open Toolkit plugins.
In the following example, the main folder of a custom DITA-OT plugin is directly in the ZIP file root directory.
- In the Dashboard, click Plugins .
- If needed, select DITA Open Toolkit.
- Next to the DITA OT Plugins list, click New .
- In the Upload New Plugin window, click Browse and select the zipped plugin. Click Open.
Upload a DITA-OT Publishing Engine
Administrators can upload a DITA Open Toolkit version of their choice.
- Obtain a ZIP file that contains a DITA-OT publishing engine.Tip: You can download different versions of a DITA-OT publishing engine from https://www.dita-ot.org/download
- In the Dashboard, click Plugins .
- If needed, select DITA Open Toolkit.
- Next to the Available DITA Open Toolkits list, click New .
- Click Browse and select the zipped DITA-OT publishing engine.
- Click Open