diff --git a/cmd/tools/vdoc/main.v b/cmd/tools/vdoc/main.v
index 8dacf3070d..dcd4a2e381 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vdoc/main.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vdoc/main.v
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const vexe = os.getenv_opt('VEXE') or { @VEXE }
 
 const vroot = os.dir(vexe)
 
-const allowed_formats = ['md', 'markdown', 'json', 'text', 'ansi', 'html', 'htm']
+const allowed_formats = ['md', 'markdown', 'json', 'text', 'ansi', 'html', 'htm', 'none']
 
 enum RunExampleMode {
 	skip
diff --git a/cmd/tools/vdoc/utils.v b/cmd/tools/vdoc/utils.v
index 2a0493573a..86675131bc 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vdoc/utils.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vdoc/utils.v
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ fn set_output_type_from_str(format string) OutputType {
 		'md', 'markdown' { .markdown }
 		'json' { .json }
 		'text' { .plaintext }
+		'none' { .none }
 		else { .ansi }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/tools/vdoc/vdoc.v b/cmd/tools/vdoc/vdoc.v
index bc2f137f7f..9d122f9d5b 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vdoc/vdoc.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vdoc/vdoc.v
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ struct Readme {
 
 enum OutputType {
 	unset
+	none
 	html
 	markdown
 	json
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ fn (mut vd VDoc) write_plaintext_content(contents []doc.DocNode, mut pw strings.
 fn (mut vd VDoc) render_doc(d doc.Doc, out Output) (string, string) {
 	name := vd.get_file_name(d.head.name, out)
 	output := match out.typ {
+		.none { '' }
 		.html { vd.gen_html(d) }
 		.markdown { vd.gen_markdown(d, true) }
 		.json { vd.gen_json(d) }
@@ -190,9 +192,11 @@ fn (mut vd VDoc) work_processor(mut work sync.Channel, mut wg sync.WaitGroup) {
 		}
 		vd.vprintln('> start processing ${pdoc.d.base_path} ...')
 		file_name, content := vd.render_doc(pdoc.d, pdoc.out)
-		output_path := os.join_path(pdoc.out.path, file_name)
-		println('Generating ${content.len:8} bytes of ${pdoc.out.typ} in `${output_path}` ...')
-		os.write_file(output_path, content) or { panic(err) }
+		if vd.cfg.output_type != .none {
+			output_path := os.join_path(pdoc.out.path, file_name)
+			println('Generating ${content.len:8} bytes of ${pdoc.out.typ} in `${output_path}` ...')
+			os.write_file(output_path, content) or { panic(err) }
+		}
 	}
 	wg.done()
 }
@@ -301,7 +305,7 @@ fn (mut vd VDoc) generate_docs_from_file() {
 		ext := os.file_ext(out.path)
 		out.typ = set_output_type_from_str(ext.all_after('.'))
 	}
-	if cfg.include_readme && out.typ !in [.html, .ansi, .plaintext] {
+	if cfg.include_readme && out.typ !in [.html, .ansi, .plaintext, .none] {
 		eprintln('vdoc: Including README.md for doc generation is supported on HTML output, or when running directly in the terminal.')
 		exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/help/common/doc.txt b/vlib/v/help/common/doc.txt
index 0037f1ff27..926d0ec0b4 100644
--- a/vlib/v/help/common/doc.txt
+++ b/vlib/v/help/common/doc.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ Options:
   -no-color       Forces plain text output, without ANSI colors.
                   Note: -color is on for -f ansi .
   -f              Specifies the output format to be used.
-                  Available formats are: md/markdown, json, text, ansi and html/htm.
+                  Available formats are: none, md/markdown, json, text, ansi and html/htm.
+                  Note: the format `none` is mostly useful in combination with -check-examples .
   -h, -help       Prints this help text.
   -m              Generate docs for modules listed in that folder.
   -o              The output file/folder path where to store the docs. Use `-o stdout`