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title: 'Seeking a solution for creating elegant documentation, collaboratively?'
date: '2020-07-16T13:48:23-07:00'
type: post
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categories:
  - Oregon
  - Portland
  - Startups
tags:
  - application
  - Collaboration
  - Developer
  - document
  - Documentation
  - Google
  - 'google docs'
  - 'google wave'
  - markdown
  - portway
---

# Seeking a solution for creating elegant documentation, collaboratively?

[Speaking of collaborative documentation](https://siliconflorist.com/2020/07/16/two-oregon-software-developers-write-the-scripts-on-stephen-colberts-startup-scripto/), another interesting startup just crossed my proverbial desk. Oh wait. It is actually a desk. No proverbs needed. Anyway, I just encountered another startup here in town that’s looking to simplify collaborative documentation. And it’s built an elegant and straightforward solution for it. Meet [Portway](https://getportway.com/).

In a world where we sometimes get used to tools being “good enough.” It’s always nice to find folks thinking about “making it even better.” In the same way that [Notion](https://notion.so/) struck me as a significant upgrade to the collaborative thinking behind [Google Docs (nee Writely)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Docs) — or heaven forbid Google Wave — so does Portway seem to be another interesting step in the right direction. (And not “interesting” like the construction of that last sentence was interesting. Better than that.)

Ahem.

In Portway, a seemingly simple and straightforward tool belies a feature rich offering that includes:

- **Fully collaborative documents**. Nuff said.
- **Drag and drop**. Drag files to the document or reorder your content.
- **Markdown**. One of the most straightforward ways to classify and format content.
- **Media and fields**. Add images, files, and other stuff.
- **Structured content**. Want just a subset of your content? There you go.
- **Full REST API**. Allowing developers the freedom of access to your data.

The initial offering is free for five users for a free 30 day trial. No credit card required. After that you can choose between a $10/month solo plan or a $50/month team plan. For every user over five folks, add another $10/month. So you won’t even need a calculator.

Interested in learning more or trying it out for yourself? Visit [Portway](https://getportway.com/).