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myles/awesome-static-generators — explained in plain English

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tl;dr

A curated reference list of static website generators organized by use case and programming language, covering tools for blogs, documentation, portfolios, wikis, and more.

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    Site types
      Blogs
      Documentation
      Portfolios
      Wikis
    Languages
      JavaScript
      Python
      Ruby
      Go and Rust
    Extras
      CMS integrations
      Hosting options
      Build utilities
    Audience
      Web developers
      Content creators

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Browse the list to find a static site generator in your preferred language, such as Python, Ruby, Go, or Rust, before starting a new project

VIBE 2

Compare options for building a blog, documentation site, portfolio, or wiki to pick the right tool for your content type

VIBE 3

Discover CMS add-ons and hosting services that pair with static generators to add content management or deployment

how it stacks up fr

myles/awesome-static-generatorsbytelegend/bytelegenddingjikerbo/android-bluetoothkit
Stars3,7013,7013,701
LanguageJavaJava
Setup difficultyeasymoderatemoderate
Complexity1/53/53/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

in plain english

Awesome Static Web Site Generators is a community-maintained reference list of tools that build static websites. A static website generator takes plain text files, usually written in a simple format like Markdown, and compiles them into finished HTML pages that can be hosted anywhere without a database or server-side application running behind them. The concept is simple: write your content, run the tool, and the output is a folder of ready-to-deploy web pages. The list organizes entries by what they are built for. The Blogs section covers tools designed around posts, feeds, and archives, and includes well-known options like Jekyll (Ruby), Hexo (JavaScript), Pelican (Python), and Eleventy (JavaScript) alongside dozens of smaller or newer alternatives. Other sections cover tools aimed at documentation sites, marketing pages, single-page sites, photography portfolios, and wikis. There is also a CMS section for tools that add a content management layer on top of static generation, and a Frameworks section for more general-purpose building blocks. Because static site generation is a common need with low implementation overhead, the list spans a wide range of programming languages. Entries are tagged by language, so you can find generators written in Python, Ruby, Go, Rust, PHP, Elixir, Julia, Clojure, Zig, and others. A Tools and Services section covers hosting options and utilities that complement the generators. This is a plain list, not a ranking or a recommendation. It is part of the broader curated awesome list ecosystem on GitHub, where communities maintain similar reference documents for many technical topics.

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I want to build a personal blog using a static site generator written in Python. What options are in the awesome-static-generators list and how do I choose between them?
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I need a documentation site generator built in JavaScript. Based on awesome-static-generators, which tools should I evaluate and what trade-offs should I consider?
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I want a static site generator that supports wiki-style content with internal linking. What options in the awesome-static-generators list are designed for wikis?
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I'm choosing between Jekyll and Eleventy for a new blog. Using the awesome-static-generators list as context, what are the key differences between a Ruby-based and JavaScript-based generator?

Frequently asked questions

what is awesome-static-generators fr?

A curated reference list of static website generators organized by use case and programming language, covering tools for blogs, documentation, portfolios, wikis, and more.

How hard is awesome-static-generators to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is awesome-static-generators for?

Mainly developer.

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