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Static site generators

Build websites from templates and content files.

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Static site generators
ToolStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
Hugo90kApache-2.0Open sourceNoGov0.169.02026-11-11
Astro64kOtherOpen sourceNoTypeScript@astrojs/vue@7.1.52026-11-11
Gatsby56kMITOpen sourceNoJavaScriptgatsby@5.16.12026-11-11
Jekyll52kMITOpen sourceNoRubyv4.4.12026-10-13
Hexo42kMITOpen sourceNoTypeScriptv8.1.22026-10-26
Eleventy20kMITOpen sourceNoJavaScriptv3.1.82026-11-06
Zola18kEUPL-1.2Open sourceNoRustv0.23.62026-11-09
Quartz14kMITOpen sourceNoTypeScriptv5.1.02026-11-10
Pelican13kAGPL-3.0Open sourceNoPython4.12.02026-11-09
Publii7.4kGPL-3.0Open sourceNoHTMLv.0.48.3-build-175872026-11-07
Hakyll2.9kOtherOpen sourceNoHaskellv4.17.0.02026-11-06
Nikola2.7kMITOpen sourceNoPythonv8.3.32026-11-09
Obsidian Digital Garden2.5kMITOpen sourceNoTypeScript2.103.02026-10-29
Lume2.3kMITOpen sourceNoTypeScriptv3.3.32026-11-08
Bridgetown1.4kMITOpen sourceNoRubyv2.2.22026-11-06

15 tools

Hugo

The world’s fastest framework for building websites.

Language
Go
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
90k
Latest
v0.169.0
Last push
2026-11-11
Jekyll

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

Language
Ruby
Licence
MIT
Stars
52k
Latest
v4.4.1
Last push
2026-10-13
Hexo

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

Language
TypeScript
Licence
MIT
Stars
42k
Latest
v8.1.2
Last push
2026-10-26
Eleventy

A simpler site generator. Transforms a directory of templates (of varying types) into HTML.

Language
JavaScript
Licence
MIT
Stars
20k
Latest
v3.1.8
Last push
2026-11-06
Zola

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

Language
Rust
Licence
EUPL-1.2
Stars
18k
Latest
v0.23.6
Last push
2026-11-09
Quartz

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

Language
TypeScript
Licence
MIT
Stars
14k
Latest
v5.1.0
Last push
2026-11-10
Pelican

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

Language
Python
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Stars
13k
Latest
4.12.0
Last push
2026-11-09
Nikola

A static website and blog generator

Language
Python
Licence
MIT
Stars
2.7k
Latest
v8.3.3
Last push
2026-11-09
Bridgetown

A next-generation progressive site generator & fullstack framework, powered by Ruby

Language
Ruby
Licence
MIT
Stars
1.4k
Latest
v2.2.2
Last push
2026-11-06

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