Rst Tools May 2026

“I renamed a heading and now my links are broken.” Solution: Sphinx’s nitpicky = True mode will warn you about every unresolved reference.

Have a favorite RST tool we missed? Let us know in the comments – we’re always looking to expand our toolchain. rst tools

| Feature | RST Tools (Sphinx) | Markdown Tools (MkDocs, Hugo) | | --- | --- | --- | | Cross-references (internal) | Native, robust :ref: | Requires plugins or clumsy IDs | | API doc extraction | autodoc (excellent) | Third-party (e.g., mkdocstrings ) | | Directive system | Extensive, user-extensible | Limited, often platform-specific | | Numbered figures/tables | Built-in | Manual or hacky | | Documentation versioning | Excellent (via RTD) | Varies | “I renamed a heading and now my links are broken