Static Site Generators

All apps in Static Site Generators category. Use the filters below to narrow down your search. 
  1. Hugo icon
     85 likes

    Hugo is a general-purpose website framework for generating static web pages. Hugo flexibly works with many formats and is ideal for blogs, docs, portfolios and much more.

    94 Hugo alternatives
    Hugo screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Local server included
    2.  Publishing
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Arch Linux Package
  2. Jekyll icon
     113 likes

    Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator. It takes a template directory (representing the raw form of a website), runs it through and Liquid converters, and spits out a complete, static website suitable for serving with Apache or your favorite web server.

    126 Jekyll alternatives
    Jekyll screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Content Management
    6.  Ruby
    7.  Publishing
  3. Grav icon
     132 likes

    Grav is an easy to use, yet powerful, opensource CMS that requires no database. In a nutshell, installing Grav is a matter of unzipping the file. It is fast, has sophisticated caching, and a light footprint for optimal performance.

    192 Grav alternatives
    The dashboard

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Flat File CMS
    2.  No database needed
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Twig Templating
    5.  Two-factor Authentication
    6.  Content Management
  4. Publii icon
     32 likes

    Publii allows to you build, modify and manage an unlimited number of sites from the same app with instant switching; no databases or other credentials to remember.

    24 Publii alternatives
    Publii screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Desktop bases
    5.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
    6.  Live Preview
    7.  Support for MarkDown
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Flat File CMS
  5. GitBook icon
     49 likes

    GitBook is a tool for building beautiful books using Git and Markdown. It can generate your book into multiple formats:

    78 GitBook alternatives
    GitBook screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    GitBook screenshot 1
    GitBook screenshot 2
    +1
    GitBook screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Git Support
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  AsciiDoc
  6. Astro Web Framework icon
     12 likes

    Astro is an all-in-one web framework for building fast, content-focused websites.

    30 Astro Web Framework alternatives
    Blogs

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Marketing
    Agencies
    +2
    E-Commerce

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  React
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Live Preview
    4.  Support for Bootstrap
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Create UI Components
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Support for ReactJS
  7. Docusaurus icon
     16 likes

    Docusaurus is a project for easily building, deploying, and maintaining open source project websites.

    44 Docusaurus alternatives
    Docusaurus screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  React
    3.  WYSIWYG Support
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  No Coding Required
    7.  Node.js hosting
  8. Gatsby icon
     17 likes

    Gatsby provides development teams an open source frontend framework for creating dynamic, optimized websites and a cloud platform for delivering them on a blazing fast edge network.

    102 Gatsby alternatives
    Gatsby screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • React
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Gatsby Features

    1.  Serverless
    2.  Progressive Web App
    3.  React
  9. MkDocs icon
     20 likes

    MkDocs is static site generator that's geared towards building project documentation. Documentation source files are written in Markdown, and configured with a single YAML configuration file.

    62 MkDocs alternatives
    MkDocs screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Python

    Properties

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Ad-free
  10. Hyperbook icon
     3 likes

    Hyperbook is a quick and easy way to build interactive workbooks, that support modern standards and run superfast. It works by compiling markdown to static pages.

    36 Hyperbook alternatives
    Hyperbook screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Coding Required
    5.  Support for MarkDown
  11. Next.js icon
     13 likes

    Next.js gives you the best developer experience with all the features you need for production: hybrid static & server rendering, TypeScript support, smart bundling, route pre-fetching, and more. No config needed.

    30 Next.js alternatives
    Next.js screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • React

    Next.js Features

    1.  Progressive Web App
    2.  Server-side rendering
    3.  React
  12. VitePress icon
     5 likes

    Simple, powerful, and fast. Meet the modern SSG framework you've always wanted.

    52 VitePress alternatives
    VitePress screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Node.JS
    • npm
  13. mdBook icon
     10 likes

    Gitbook alternative in Rust.

    51 mdBook alternatives
    mdBook screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Rust

    mdBook Features

    1.  Rust
    2.  Publishing
  14. Eleventy icon
     9 likes

    Simpler static site generator.

    26 Eleventy alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • FreeBSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Bootstrap
    2.  Support for MarkDown
  15. Gojekyll icon
     1 like

    Gojekyll is a partially-compatible clone of the Jekyll static site generator, written in the Go programming language. It provides build and serve commands, with directory watch and live reload.

    46 Gojekyll alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Gojekyll Features

    1.  Golang