Bridgetown AlternativesStatic Site Generators and other similar apps like Bridgetown

Bridgetown is described as 'In a nutshell, Bridgetown is a static site generator. You give it text written in an author-friendly markup language like Markdown, and it uses layouts and templates to build a website and save the compiled HTML, CSS, and Javascript to an output folder' and is a static site generator in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Bridgetown for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Mac apps. The best Bridgetown alternative is Ghost. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Hugo or Jekyll. Other great apps like Bridgetown are WriteFreely, Grav, Astro Web Framework and Next.js.

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  1. Ghost icon

    Ghost

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    The world's most popular modern publishing platform for creating a new media platform.

    281 Ghost alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
    Ghost screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Publishing
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Real time collaboration
    5.  No Coding Required
    6.  Two-factor Authentication
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Live Preview
    10.  WYSIWYG Support
    11.  Fediverse
    12.  Intuitive Nodes

    Ghost VS Bridgetown

     

    • Ghost is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Bridgetown.

    • Ghost is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Bridgetown.

    • Ghost is Free Personal and Open SourceBridgetown is Free and Open Source
    • Ghost is Privacy focusedBridgetown is not according to our users
  2. Hugo icon

    Hugo

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    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.

    100 Hugo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Hugo screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Static Site Generator
    2.  Local server included
    3.  Publishing
    4.  Support for MarkDown
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Arch Linux Package

    Hugo VS Bridgetown

     

    • Hugo is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Bridgetown.

    • Hugo is Free and Open SourceBridgetown is also Free and Open Source
    • Hugo is LightweightBridgetown is not according to our users
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    Jekyll

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    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.

    130 Jekyll alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Jekyll screenshot 1

    Jekyll Features

    1.  Static Site Generator
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Content Management
    8.  Publishing

    Jekyll VS Bridgetown

     
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    WriteFreely

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    WriteFreely is an open-source, minimalist, federated, self-hosted blogging platform. It was built for and by Write.as and can be used to power a similar community or just a single blog.

    49 WriteFreely alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    WriteFreely screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1. ActivityPub icon  Support for ActivityPub
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Federated
    4.  Dedicated Server Hosting

    WriteFreely VS Bridgetown

     
  7. Grav icon

    Grav

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    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.

    193 Grav alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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    Grav Features

    1.  Flat File CMS
    2.  No database needed
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Twig Templating
    6.  Two-factor Authentication
    7.  Content Management

    Grav VS Bridgetown

     
  8. Astro Web Framework icon

    Astro Web Framework

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

    31 Astro Web Framework alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Blogs

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Customizable

    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.  Works Offline
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    12.  Support for ReactJS

    Astro Web Framework VS Bridgetown

     
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    Next.js

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • React
    Next.js screenshot 1

    Next.js Features

    1.  Progressive Web App
    2.  Server-side rendering
    3.  React

    Next.js VS Bridgetown

     
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    Gatsby

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    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.

    104 Gatsby alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • React
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Gatsby screenshot 1

    Gatsby Features

    1.  Serverless
    2.  Progressive Web App
    3.  React

    Gatsby VS Bridgetown

     

    • Gatsby is the most popular SaaS alternative to Bridgetown.

    • Gatsby is Freemium and Open SourceBridgetown is Free and Open Source
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    Nuxt.js

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    Nuxt is an open source framework that makes web development intuitive and powerful.

    24 Nuxt.js alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Nuxt.js screenshot 1

    Nuxt.js Features

    1.  Server-side rendering
    2.  Progressive Web App

    Nuxt.js VS Bridgetown

     
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    Eleventy

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    Simpler static site generator.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for Bootstrap
    2.  Support for MarkDown

    Eleventy VS Bridgetown

     
  14. Windo icon

    Windo

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    Windo is a simple yet powerful Shopify alternative that helps you to set up your E-commerce business online, manage, grow & create your product catalog from anywhere right from your mobile.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Windo screenshot 1

    Windo VS Bridgetown

     

    • Windo is the most popular Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Bridgetown.

    • Windo is Freemium and ProprietaryBridgetown is Free and Open Source
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    Gojekyll

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Gojekyll Features

    1.  Golang

    Gojekyll VS Bridgetown

     
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