Read the Docs free for open source — what you get and how to apply

Free, ad-supported documentation hosting for open source projects on Read the Docs Community: public repository cloning, public docs hosting, automatic builds, versioning, search, pull request previews, and CDN hosting. "Open source documentation is always free on Read the Docs Community."

Eligibility: for the project; public repo required; For free and open-source projects; hosted docs are public and ad-supported.

How to apply: Self-serve — sign up for the Community tier via the "Sign up for open source" link on the pricing page.

last verified 2026-07-06