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Jupyter Book vs mdBook

The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.

Jupyter BookmdBook
LanguageTypeScriptRust
LicenceBSD-3-ClauseMPL-2.0
Stars4.3k22k
Latestv2.1.7v0.5.4
Last push2026-10-012026-10-05
Release cadenceabout 62 days between releasesabout 35 days between releases
Active contributors1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days23 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flagsnonenone

How they relate

  • Both replace GitBook. Alternatives to GitBook →

    PartialJupyter BookBooks and documentation from Markdown and Jupyter notebooks, with executable content.

    Full replacementmdBookBuilds a book from Markdown files and a SUMMARY.md, as the original GitBook did.