As nouns the difference between toolkit and handbook
is that toolkit is an assembly of tools while handbook is a topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, disregarding the size of it.
toolkit
Alternative forms
* tool kit
Noun
(
en noun)
An assembly of tools.
(computing) A set of basic components for developing software.
Related terms
* devkit
* toolbox
* toolset
handbook
English
Noun
(
wikipedia handbook)
(
en noun)
A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, disregarding the size of it.
Coordinate terms
* manual