Nanoc AlternativesStatic Site Generators and other similar apps like Nanoc

Nanoc is described as 'Static-site generator, fit for building anything from a small personal blog to a large corporate website' and is a static site generator in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Nanoc for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, Windows, Mac and BSD apps. The best Nanoc alternative is Zola, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Nanoc are VuePress, shokunin, Staticman and Bridgetown.

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  1. Zola icon
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    Everything you need to make a static site engine in one binary.

    48 Zola alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Zola is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Nanoc.

    • Zola is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Nanoc.

    • Zola is Free and Open SourceNanoc is also Free and Open Source
    • Zola is LightweightNanoc is not according to our users
  2. VuePress icon
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    VuePress is a static site generator that uses markdown. It allows users to create content like blogs and documentation. Originally designed for Vue.js documentation, it now serves a wider user base. It emphasizes simplicity, with a minimal setup and markdown-centered structure.

    89 VuePress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Vue.js
     
  3. shokunin icon
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    A Fast and Flexible Static Site Generator written in Rust 🦀.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Rust
     
  4. Staticman icon
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    Static sites with superpowers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Bridgetown icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • RubyGems
     
    • Bridgetown is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Nanoc.

    • Bridgetown is Free and Open SourceNanoc is also Free and Open Source
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    Teeny is a super simple static site generator built to suit my needs and my needs only.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Verless icon
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    verless (pronounced like serverless) is a Static Site Generator designed for Markdown-based content with focus on simplicity and performance. It reads your Markdown files, applies your HTML templates and renders them as a website.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. Blades icon
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    Blades is made to do one job and do it well - generate HTML files from the provided content using the provided templates. Blades renders the whole site in milliseconds, possibly up to 10 times faster than other generators like Hugo.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. MiddleMan icon
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    Middleman is a static site generator using all the shortcuts and tools in modern web development. Check out middlemanapp.com for detailed tutorials, including a getting started guide. You can also follow @middlemanapp for updates.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Ruby
    • Ruby on Rails
     
  10. Minerva icon
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    Minerva is a static site generators. Minerva makes building websites fun again.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Wemebox icon
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    Wemebox is a product for people who want to create and deploy websites faster. It's a hybrid content management system that sits right in between Wordpress and Hugo. Made to be simple and work out of the box.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Lego is a fast Static Site Generator that generates optimised, performant websites. Build your site with a boringly simple stack, yet get amazing performance. Transpiles and minifies JS using Terser, autoprefixes and minifies CSS with PostCSS, inlines critical styles using...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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