Metalsmith Alternatives

Metalsmith is described as 'An extremely simple, pluggable static site generator for NodeJS' and is a Blog Publishing tool in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Metalsmith for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Metalsmith alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Metalsmith are Ghost, Blogger, Jekyll and Grav.

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An extremely simple, pluggable static site generator for NodeJS.

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Metalsmith alternatives page was last updated May 11, 2023
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  1. Bridgetown icon

    Bridgetown

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    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.

    97 Bridgetown alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • RubyGems
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    Bridgetown Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Server-side rendering

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  2. Umbraco icon

    Umbraco

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    Umbraco is a fully-featured open source content management system with the flexibility to run anything from small campaign or brochure sites right through to complex applications for Fortune 500's and some of the largest media sites in the world.

    197 Umbraco alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • .NET Framework

    Umbraco Features

    1.  Content Management
    2.  Publishing

    Umbraco VS Metalsmith

     
  4. Craft CMS icon

    Craft CMS

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    Content management system built on Yii PHP Framework.

    189 Craft CMS alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Craft CMS Features

    1.  Auto Update
    2.  Dynamic content

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    WordPress

    Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

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  6. liveSite icon

    liveSite

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    The enterprise website solution without the enterprise price tag. liveSite is a back-end website engine that can drive any front-end website design. It includes CMS, Blogging, eCommerce, Online Forms, Calendaring, and automated Email Campaign features all businesses and...

    296 liveSite alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    liveSite Features

    1.  Email automation
    2.  Reusable content blocks
    3.  Ecommerce Integration
    4.  Inline editing
    5.  Integrated Form filler
    6.  Dynamic content

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  7. BardCanvas icon

    BardCanvas

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    BardCanvas is an Open Source CMS that fits perfectly for blogs/forums/social networks. It is fast (through several cache levels), heavily optimized (it wont collapse the server in high traffic conditions) and constantly improved.

    263 BardCanvas alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    BardCanvas Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Users

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  8. Winkl icon

    Winkl

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    Winkl helps lifestyle bloggers become influencers. It helps them setup a beautiful blog in minutes, get more traffic, work with brands & make money.

    126 Winkl alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Winkl screenshot 1

    Winkl Features

    1.  Blogger

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  10. Backdrop CMS icon

    Backdrop CMS

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    Backdrop CMS is a simple, lightweight, and easy to use Content Management System used to build attractive, professional websites. Use it for everything from a single-administrator's personal blog site, to a complex, multi-role, business e-commerce platform.

    193 Backdrop CMS alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Backdrop CMS screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Dynamic Views
    2.  Flexible content types
    3.  Layout Builder
    4.  Configuration Management
    5.  Modular System
    6.  Configuration export / import
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Auto Update
    9.  Content Management
    10.  Data export/import
    11.  Multiple languages
    12.  Modules

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  11. blogstrap.py icon

    blogstrap.py

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    blogstrap.py is a simple, no frills blog content management system powered by Twitter's Bootstrap and web.py. It features most things you would come to expect from a simple blogging platform. You can browse posts by category or subcategory, see recent posts, and mark...

    181 blogstrap.py alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    Home Page
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.9.8-RC2, released in December 2015, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

    blogstrap.py Features

    1.  Publishing
    2.  Page builder

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  12. Hakyll icon

    Hakyll

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    Hakyll is a Haskell library for generating static sites, mostly aimed at small-to-medium sites and personal blogs. It is written in a very configurable way and uses an xmonad-like DSL for configuration.

    92 Hakyll alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Hakyll Features

    1.  Publishing

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    Flatpress

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    FlatPress is an open-source standard-compliant multi-lingual extensible blogging engine which does not require a DataBase Management System to work. You don’t need MySQL because FlatPress stores all of its content on text files.

    117 Flatpress alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Softaculous
    Flatpress screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Flat File CMS

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  14. BlogEngine.NET icon

    BlogEngine.NET

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    BlogEngine.NET is an open source .NET blogging project that was born out of desire for a better blog platform. A blog platform with less complexity, easy customization, and one that takes advantage of the latest .NET features.

    45 BlogEngine.NET alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • .NET Framework

    BlogEngine.NET Features

    1.  NET Framework

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  15. Silvrback icon

    Silvrback

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    Founded in 2013, Silvrback sought to provide users with a potent, minimalist writing experience that was easy to use, well-supported, and distraction-free – all at a modest price. That remains our aim today.

    82 Silvrback alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    Silvrback Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Social media integration
    5.  Publishing
    6. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
    7.  Media gallery

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