Codex - The Easy DITA Editor for Everyone

Tired of copy and paste?

Is your technical writing department wasting time taking content written by subject matter experts and manually copying and pasting it into a DITA editor?
There is a better way.

Increase the productivity of your technical writing department by enabling your subject matter experts to write content directly in DITA format.
Introducing Codex.

Codex® is an entirely new type of DITA editor that combines the simplicity of a rich text editor with the power of the DITA XML file format. Codex: Easy DITA authoring for everyone.

Simple

Codex makes it dead-easy for anyone to create simple DITA topics and maps. No special training required.

Powerful

Codex-authored content can be used directly in your existing DITA publishing processes. No copy & paste or file conversion required.

Affordable

Codex is inexpensive. All of your subject matter experts can start authoring in DITA now. No ROI calculation required.

Codex 1.5 now available (January 10, 2012)

Now you can publish Codex-authored content to Office Open XML documents for distribution to content consumers, or for conversion to PDF using Microsoft® Word or other compatible word processor. Read more »

Codex 1.4 now available (November 24, 2011)

Codex 1.4 is now available. Download a free trial today!

Codex 1.4 coming soon (October 25, 2011)

Codex 1.4 will include support for images and tables, as well as an exciting new feature that will improve collaboration between Subject Matter Experts and Technical Writers. Read more »

About us

Founded in 2010, Codex Systems is dedicated to producing tools that help organizations realize the cost saving potential of DITA authoring and publishing. Codex, the Easy DITA Editor For Everyone, is our first product. Codex Systems is located in Toronto, Canada.

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Tired of copy and paste?

There is a better way.

Introducing Codex.