The Maker movement has an open culture in which designs and projects are shared freely online to support other Makers reusing and remixing them. This general spirit of sharing is prevalent in Maker culture, with Makers sharing their creations with one another online through digital design files and written tutorials on sites such as Instructables and Thingiverse. Documentation is usually accompanied by pictures and video. Documentation takes on different forms and we will focus on two main types in this section:

1. “Recipe-like” or “tutorial-like” Documentation: Is based mostly on step-by-step instructions. There are steps required to recreate a project and these steps are usually in a chronological or logical order. Cooking recipes are a typical example of recipe-like documentation. The Maker needs to replicate the recipe in order to complete the project. There is a list of required tools or documents, etc. at the beginning. Then, it is followed by a step-by-step description of the process. Most popular internet Maker communities, such as Instructables follow this approach.
2. “Process-like” or “story-like” Documentation: Is based on a narrative and the authors focus on the processes itself more than on how they actually performed each task. The authors include information about the problems faced, how they were solved, different strategies utilised, changes from the original plan, and so on. Some researchers consider this process-oriented documentation more beneficial for the community since it helps learning from others’ mistakes. This method promotes learning from the experience itself rather than just providing a recipe for others to follow.