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Top Static site generators repositories on GitHub

Tooling for generating static websites from content sources.

Ranked by stars across 539 repositories tagged static-site-generator. Refreshed daily.

  1. 1
    vercel/next.js139,306 · ⑂ 31,023

    The React Framework

    • react
    • server-rendering
    • universal
    • node
    • components
    • browser
  2. 2
    gohugoio/hugo87,941 · ⑂ 8,251

    The world’s fastest framework for building websites.

    • go
    • hugo
    • static-site-generator
    • blog-engine
    • cms
    • content-management-system
  3. 3
    nuxt/nuxt60,168 · ⑂ 5,596

    The Full-Stack Vue Framework.

    • csr
    • full-stack
    • hybrid
    • node
    • nuxt
    • server-rendering
  4. 4
    withastro/astro59,040 · ⑂ 3,420

    The web framework for content-driven websites. ⭐️ Star to support our work!

    • static-site-generator
    • blog
    • islands
    • components
    • node
    • browser
  5. 5
    gatsbyjs/gatsby55,947 · ⑂ 10,202

    React-based framework with performance, scalability, and security built in.

    • gatsby
    • static-site-generator
    • react
    • blog
    • web-app
    • compiler
  6. 6
    jekyll/jekyll51,398 · ⑂ 10,286

    :globe_with_meridians: Jekyll is a blog-aware static site generator in Ruby

    • ruby
    • jekyll
    • static-site-generator
    • blog-engine
    • markdown
    • liquid
  7. 7
    hexojs/hexo41,375 · ⑂ 5,015

    A fast, simple & powerful blog framework, powered by Node.js.

    • hexo
    • javascript
    • nodejs
    • static-site-generator
    • typescript
    • hacktoberfest
  8. 8
    slatedocs/slate36,132 · ⑂ 373

    Beautiful static documentation for your API

    • slate
    • api-documentation
    • api
    • static-site-generator
  9. 9
    vuejs/vuepress22,781 · ⑂ 4,648

    📝 Minimalistic Vue-powered static site generator

    • vue
    • vuepress
    • seo
    • static-site-generator
    • docs-generator
    • blog-engine
  10. 10
    mkdocs/mkdocs22,048 · ⑂ 2,616

    Project documentation with Markdown.

    • mkdocs
    • documentation
    • static-site-generator
    • markdown
    • python
  11. 11
    11ty/eleventy19,618 · ⑂ 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
  12. 12
    decaporg/decap-cms19,029 · ⑂ 3,116

    A Git-based CMS for Static Site Generators

    • cms
    • jamstack
    • react
    • static
    • javascript
    • npm-package
  13. 13
    getzola/zola17,032 · ⑂ 1,141

    A fast static site generator in a single binary with everything built-in. https://www.getzola.org

    • static
    • site-generator
    • rust
    • tera
    • static-site-generator
    • blog-engine
  14. 14
    iamgio/quarkdown13,817 · ⑂ 382

    🪐 Markdown with superpowers: from ideas to papers, presentations, websites, books, and knowledge bases.

    • markdown
    • markup-language
    • paper
    • scripting-language
    • slides
    • presentations
  15. 15
    shuding/nextra13,767 · ⑂ 1,413

    Simple, powerful and flexible site generation framework with everything you love from Next.js.

    • nextra
    • nextjs
    • static-site-generator
    • mdx
    • markdown
    • react
  16. 16
    getpelican/pelican13,289 · ⑂ 1,831

    Static site generator that supports Markdown and reST syntax. Powered by Python.

    • static-site-generator
    • python
    • pelican
  17. 17
    stenciljs/core13,083 · ⑂ 837

    A toolchain for building scalable, enterprise-ready component systems on top of TypeScript and Web Component standards. Stencil components can be distributed natively to React, Angular, Vue, (+ more) and traditional web applications from a single, framework-agnostic codebase.

    • typescript
    • stencil
    • stenciljs
    • ionic
    • ssr
    • ssg
  18. 18
    jackyzha0/quartz12,082 · ⑂ 3,758

    🌱 a fast, batteries-included static-site generator that transforms Markdown content into fully functional websites

    • digital-garden
    • obsidian-md
    • obsidian
    • networked-thought
    • static-site-generator
    • quartz-ssg
  19. 19
    nuxt/framework10,456 · ⑂ 984

    Old repo of Nuxt 3 framework, now on nuxt/nuxt

    • vue
    • ssg
    • csr
    • full-stack
    • hybrid
    • node
  20. 20
    react-static/react-static10,343 · ⑂ 745

    ⚛️ 🚀 A progressive static site generator for React.

    • react
    • react-static
    • static
    • static-site
    • static-site-generator
    • marketing
  21. 21
    getgridea/gridea10,280 · ⑂ 834

    ✍️ A static blog writing client (一个静态博客写作客户端)

    • electron
    • vue
    • static-blog
    • typescript
    • static-site
    • static-site-cms
  22. 22
    HugoBlox/kit9,411 · ⑂ 2,942

    🧱 Describe your site, AI builds it, you own it as Markdown. Snap together Tailwind blocks like Lego — landing pages, blogs, portfolios, docs & more. No AI slop. Free to deploy anywhere 👇

    • hugo
    • academic
    • github-pages
    • netlify
    • hugo-theme
    • page-builder
  23. 23
    gridsome/gridsome8,498 · ⑂ 467

    ⚡️ The Jamstack framework for Vue.js

    • gridsome
    • static-site-generator
    • jamstack
    • graphql
    • vue
    • nodejs
  24. 24
    withastro/starlight8,426 · ⑂ 951

    🌟 Build beautiful, accessible, high-performance documentation websites with Astro

    • astro
    • docs-generator
    • documentation
    • starlight
    • static-site-generator
  25. 25
    metalsmith/metalsmith7,828 · ⑂ 610

    An extremely simple, pluggable static site generator for Node.js

    • metalsmith
    • static-site-generator
    • markdown
    • markdown-to-html
    • javascript
    • nodejs

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