# Awesome Static Web Site Generators

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A static web site generator is an application that takes plain text files and compiles them to HTML files.

-   [Awesome Static Web Site Generators](#awesome-static-web-site-generators)
    -   [Blogs](#blogs)
    -   [CMS](#cms)
    -   [Documentation](#documentation)
    -   [Frameworks](#frameworks)
    -   [Photography](#photography)
    -   [Single Page](#single-page)
    -   [Wikis](#wikis)
-   [Helpful Tools and Services](#helpful-tools-and-services)
    -   [Web Hosts](#web-hosts)
-   [Other Lists of Static Web Site Generators](#other-lists-of-static-web-site-generators)
-   [Related Awesome](#related-awesome)
-   [Static Web Site Generators in Other Awesome Lists](#static-web-site-generators-in-other-awesome-lists)

### Blogs

*   [11ty](https://www.11ty.io/) - Eleventy is a simpler static site generator. - `#JavaScript` `#Node.js`
*   [ABlog](http://ablog.readthedocs.org/) - A Sphinx extension that converts any documentation or personal website project into a full-fledged blog. - `#Python`
*   [Hexo](https://github.com/hexojs/hexo) - A fast, simple & powerful blog framework. - `#JavaScript` `#Node.js`
*   [Hyde](https://github.com/hyde/hyde) - `#Python`
*   [Jekyll](https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll) - Jekyll is a simple, blog-aware, static site generator perfect for personal, project, or organization sites. - `#Ruby`
*   [Journey](https://github.com/kabukky/journey) - `#Go`
*   [Nikola](https://getnikola.com/) - `#Python`
*   [Octopress](https://github.com/imathis/octopress) - Similar to Jekyll but where everything you need is already setup. - `#Ruby` `#Jekyll`
*   [Orchid Posts](https://orchid.netlify.com/OrchidPosts) - Add Jekyll-like blogging functionality to your Orchid site. - `#Orchid` `#Java` `#Kotlin`
*   [Pelican](https://github.com/getpelican/pelican) - Uses Markdown or ReST for content and Jinja2 for themes. - `#Python`
*   [Qgoda](http://www.qgoda.net/) - Arbitrary taxonomies and cross-links, multi-lingua. - `#Perl`
*   [Spress](https://github.com/spress/Spress/) - `#PHP`
*   [Static](https://github.com/nakkaya/static) - Supports org-mode and markdown. - `#Clojure`
*   [Tinkerer](http://tinkerer.me/) - `#Python`

### CMS

*   [Lektor](https://www.getlektor.com/) - An easy to use static CMS and blog engine. - `#Python`
*   [Publii](http://getpublii.com/) - Easy-to-use desktop app to generate static websites. - `#JavaScript` `#Electron`
*   [Tipe](https://tipe.io/) - An easy to use API-first CMS engine to generate static sites. - `#JavaScript`
*   [Yellow](https://datenstrom.se/yellow/) - For people who make websites. - `#PHP`

### Documentation

*   [Docnado](https://heinventions.github.io/docnado-site) - A rapid documentation tool that will blow you away; batteries and style included. - `#Python` `#Jinja2`
*   [DocPad](https://github.com/docpad/docpad) - `#JavaScript` `#CoffeeScript` `#Node.js`
*   [Docusaurus](https://docusaurus.io/) - Easy to maintain open source documentation websites. - `#JavaScript` `#React`
*   [Orchid Javadoc](https://orchid.netlify.com/OrchidJavadoc) - Create beautiful Javadocs for your project within your Orchid site. - `#Orchid` `#Java` `#Kotlin`
*   [Slate](https://github.com/lord/slate) - `#Ruby`
*   [Sphinx](http://sphinx-doc.org/) - `#Python`
*   [MkDocs](https://www.mkdocs.org/) - Write your docs in Markdown and configure the generator with a single YAML configuration file. - `#Python`

### Frameworks

*   [Assemble](http://assemble.io/) - `#JavaScript` `#Node.js`
*   [Cactus](https://github.com/koenbok/Cactus) - `#Python`
*   [coil](https://github.com/badosu/coil) - `#elixir`
*   [Complexity](http://complexity.readthedocs.org/en/latest/) - For those who like to work in HTML. - `#Python`
*   [Cuttlebelle](https://cuttlebelle.com/) - The react static site generator that separates editing and code concerns. - `#JavaScript` `#Node.js` `#React.js`
*   [Flask-Frozen](https://github.com/SimonSapin/Frozen-Flask) - Freezes a Flask application into a set of static files. - `#Python` `#Flask`
*   [Gaiden](https://github.com/kobo/gaiden) - A tool that makes it easy to create documentation with Markdown. - `#Groovy`
*   [Gatsby](https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby) - `#JavaScript` `#Node.js` `#React.js`
*   [Grain](https://github.com/sysgears/grain) - `#Groovy`
*   [Hakyll](https://github.com/jaspervdj/hakyll) - 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. - `#Haskell`
*   [Harp](http://harpjs.com/) - `#JavaScript` `#Node.js`
*   [Hugo](https://github.com/spf13/hugo) - It is optimized for speed, easy use and configurability. - `#Go`
*   [Ivy](https://mulholland.xyz/docs/ivy/) - It's small, elegant, and easy to use. - `#Python`
*   [JBake](https://github.com/jbake-org/jbake) `#Java`
*   [LambdaPad](https://github.com/gar1t/lambdapad) - `#Erlang`
*   [m4-bakery](https://github.com/datagrok/makebakery) - `#make` `#m4`
*   [Metalsmith](https://github.com/segmentio/metalsmith) - An extremely simple, pluggable static site generator. - `#JavaScript` `#Node.js`
*   [Middleman](https://github.com/middleman/middleman) - Middleman is a static site generator using all the shortcuts and tools in modern web development. - `#Ruby`
*   [nanoc](https://github.com/nanoc/nanoc) - Flexible support for small personal to large corporate web sites. - `#Ruby`
*   [obelisk](https://github.com/BennyHallett/obelisk) - `#elixir`
*   [Orchid](https://orchid.netlify.com/) - A beautiful and truly unique documentation engine and static site generator. - `#Java` `#Kotlin`
*   [Pagegen](http://pagegen.phnd.net/) - `#Python`
*   [Phenomic](https://phenomic.io/) - Modern static website generator based on the React and Webpack ecosystem. - `#Javascript` `#Node.js` `#React.js`
*   [Phrozn](http://phrozn.info/) - `#PHP`
*   [React Static](https://github.com/nozzle/react-static) - A progressive static-site framework for React. - `#React.js`
*   [Sculpin](https://sculpin.io/) - `#PHP`
*   [Sitegen](https://github.com/leafo/sitegen) - `#Lua` `#MoonScript`
*   [Tags](https://github.com/braceio/tags) - `#Python`
*   [Urubu](http://urubu.jandecaluwe.com/) - `#Python`
*   [VuePress](https://vuepress.vuejs.org/) - Vue.js powered static site generator. - `#JavaScript`
*   [webgen](http://webgen.gettalong.org/) - `#Ruby`
*   [Wintersmith](https://github.com/jnordberg/wintersmith) - `#JavaScript` `#Node.js`
*   [yst](https://github.com/jgm/yst) - Powered by YAML. - `#Haskell`

### Photography

*   [Expose](https://github.com/Jack000/Expose) - For photoessays. - `#Bash`
*   [Sigal](https://sigal.readthedocs.org/en/latest/) - `#Python`

### Single Page

*   [Flatdoc](http://ricostacruz.com/flatdoc/) - A small JavaScript file that fetches Markdown files and renders them as full pages. - `#JavaScript`

### Wikis

*   [Docnado](https://heinventions.github.io/docnado-site) - A rapid documentation tool that will blow you away; batteries and style included. - `#Python` `#Jinja2`
*   [Gollum](https://github.com/gollum/gollum) - Gollum is a simple wiki system built on top of Git. - `#Ruby`
*   [GitBook](https://github.com/GitbookIO/gitbook) - Modern documentation format and toolchain using Git and Markdown. - `#GitBook`
*   [ikiwiki](https://ikiwiki.info/) - `#Haskell`
*   [Orchid Wiki](https://orchid.netlify.com/OrchidWiki) - A Gitbook-like wiki for your Orchid site. - `#Orchid` `#Java` `#Kotlin`

## Helpful Tools and Services

*   [Chartspree](http://chartspree.io/) - Creates svg based charts for your static web sites.
*   [Formspree](http://www.formspree.io/) - Adds functional forms to your static web sites.
*   [git-annex](http://git-annex.branchable.com/tips/setup_a_public_repository_on_a_web_site/) - Configure git-annex for a public repository for a static web site.

### Web Hosts

*   [AWS S3](http://aws.amazon.com/s3/)
*   [Divshot](https://divshot.com/)
*   [Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/)
*   [Surge](https://surge.sh/)

## Other Lists of Static Web Site Generators

*   [Static Site Generators](http://staticsitegenerators.net/)
*   [StaticGen](https://www.staticgen.com/)

## Related Awesome

Awesome lists that help you with your new static web site.

*   [Awesome Bootstrap](https://github.com/therebelrobot/awesome-bootstrap) - A curated list of free Bootstrap themes.
*   [Awesome HTML5](https://github.com/diegocard/awesome-html5)
*   [Awesome Images](https://github.com/heyalexej/awesome-images) - A curated list of amazingly awesome free (stock) photo resources.
*   [Awesome Static Hosting Providers](https://github.com/b-long/awesome-static-hosting) - A collection of awesome static hosting providers and related resources.
*   [Awesome Static Website Services](https://github.com/aharris88/awesome-static-website-services) - A curated list of awesome static websites services
*   [Creative Commons Media](https://github.com/shime/creative-commons-media) - A curated list of resources that provide media licensed under Creative Commons licenses.
*   [Frontend Development](https://github.com/dypsilon/frontend-dev-bookmarks)

## Static Web Site Generators in Other Awesome Lists

*   [forhappy/awesome-lua - Static Site Generator](https://github.com/forhappy/awesome-lua#static-site-generator)
*   [h4cc/awesome-elixir - Static Page Generation](https://github.com/h4cc/awesome-elixir#static-page-generation)
*   [kdabir/awesome-groovy - Static Web](https://github.com/kdabir/awesome-groovy#static-web)
*   [markets/awesome-ruby - Static Site Generators](https://github.com/markets/awesome-ruby#static-site-generation)
*   [Sdogruyol/awesome-ruby - Static Page Generation](https://github.com/Sdogruyol/awesome-ruby#static-page-generation)
*   [sindresorhus/awesome-nodejs - Static Site Generators](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome-nodejs#static-site-generators)
*   [vinta/awesome-python - Static Site Generators](https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python#static-site-generator)
*   [ziadoz/awesome-php - Static Site Generators](https://github.com/ziadoz/awesome-php#static-site-generators)