Top JavaScript Static site generators repositories on GitHub

Tooling for generating static websites from content sources. Filtered to projects whose primary language is JavaScript.

Ranked by stars across 171 JavaScript repositories tagged static-site-generator. Refreshed daily.

1
vercel/next.js★ 139,306 · ⑂ 31,023
The React Framework
- react
- server-rendering
- universal
- node
- components
- browser
2
gatsbyjs/gatsby★ 55,947 · ⑂ 10,202
React-based framework with performance, scalability, and security built in.
- gatsby
- static-site-generator
- react
- blog
- web-app
- compiler
3
vuejs/vuepress★ 22,781 · ⑂ 4,648
📝 Minimalistic Vue-powered static site generator
- vue
- vuepress
- seo
- static-site-generator
- docs-generator
- blog-engine
4
11ty/eleventy★ 19,618 · ⑂ 579
A simpler site generator. Transforms a directory of templates (of varying types) into HTML.
- static-site-generator
- documentation-tool
- javascript
- blog-engine
- templates
- eleventy
5
decaporg/decap-cms★ 19,029 · ⑂ 3,116
A Git-based CMS for Static Site Generators
- cms
- jamstack
- react
- static
- javascript
- npm-package
6
react-static/react-static★ 10,343 · ⑂ 745
⚛️ 🚀 A progressive static site generator for React.
- react
- react-static
- static
- static-site
- static-site-generator
- marketing
7
gridsome/gridsome★ 8,498 · ⑂ 467
⚡️ The Jamstack framework for Vue.js
- gridsome
- static-site-generator
- jamstack
- graphql
- vue
- nodejs
8
metalsmith/metalsmith★ 7,828 · ⑂ 610
An extremely simple, pluggable static site generator for Node.js
- metalsmith
- static-site-generator
- markdown
- markdown-to-html
- javascript
- nodejs
9
chrisvfritz/prerender-spa-plugin★ 7,281 · ⑂ 616
Prerenders static HTML in a single-page application.
- prerender
- seo
- spa
- webpack
- webpack-plugin
- static-site-generator
10
stereobooster/react-snap★ 5,122 · ⑂ 398
👻 Zero-configuration framework-agnostic static prerendering for SPAs
- zero-configuration
- prerender
- ssr
- seo
- static-site-generator
- react
11
umijs/dumi★ 3,796 · ⑂ 1,177
📖 Static Site Generator for component library development
- library-development
- docs-generator
- static-site-generator
- umi
12
MoOx/phenomic★ 3,180 · ⑂ 246
DEPRECATED. Please use Next.js instead.
- react
- static-site-generator
- markdown
- webpack
- compiler
- website
13
chrisdiana/cms.js★ 3,064 · ⑂ 283
Client-Side JavaScript Site Generator
- javascript
- static-site-generator
- file-based
- single-page-app
- markdown
- markdown-parser
14
eduardoboucas/staticman★ 2,456 · ⑂ 601
💪 User-generated content for Git-powered websites
- static-site-generator
- jekyll
- hugo
- middleman
- metalsmith
15
sveltia/sveltia-cms★ 2,366 · ⑂ 146
Git-based headless CMS. Successor to Netlify CMS (now Decap CMS). Modern UX, first-class i18n support, mobile support + 100s of improvements. Framework-agnostic, open source & free.
- cms
- content-management-system
- decap-cms
- headless-cms
- netlify-cms
- svelte
16
saberland/saber★ 2,123 · ⑂ 112
()==[:::::::::::::> Build static sites in Vue.js, without the hassle
- static-site-generator
- vue
- blog-aware
- simple-yet-powerful
17
decaporg/gatsby-starter-decap-cms★ 2,051 · ⑂ 958
Example Gatsby + Decap CMS project
- gatsby
- netlify-cms
- netlify
- react
- jamstack
- static-site-generator
18
jamstack-cms/jamstack-ecommerce★ 1,958 · ⑂ 416
A starter project for building performant ECommerce applications with Next.js and React
- gatsby
- ecommerce
- javascript
- react
- static-site-generator
- serverless
19
c8r/x0★ 1,707 · ⑂ 65
Document & develop React components without breaking a sweat
- react
- jsx
- webpack
- compositor
- static-site-generator
- zero-configuration
20
xcatliu/pagic★ 1,653 · ⑂ 102
A static site generator powered by Deno + React
- deno
- pagic
- static-site-generator
- markdown
21
zeon-studio/hugoplate★ 1,545 · ⑂ 453
Hugoplate is a free starter template built with Hugo and Tailwind CSS v4.0 that will save you hours of work.
- hugo-boilerplate
- hugo-starter
- hugo-theme
- boilerplate-template
- hugo
- hugo-module
22
TryGhost/gatsby-starter-ghost★ 1,095 · ⑂ 844
A starter template to build lightning fast websites with Ghost & Gatsby
- gatsby
- gatsby-starter
- netlify
- ghost
- static-site
- static-site-generator
23
saimn/sigal★ 938 · ⑂ 171
yet another simple static gallery generator
- python
- gallery
- static-site-generator
- galleria
24
elmasse/nextein★ 888 · ⑂ 33
A static site generator with markdown + react for Next.js
- nextjs
- static-site-generator
- blog-engine
- react
- markdown
- frontmatter
25
thumbsup/thumbsup★ 853 · ⑂ 107
Generate static HTML photo / video galleries
- static-site-generator
- static-website
- gallery
- photography
- photos

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