Decap CMS
Git-based content management interface, delivered as a single-page admin app, that edits the content files of a static site.
Decap CMS is an editing interface for content stored in a Git repository. It is a single-page app that sits in the admin folder of a static site, so editors log in there and change the content files the site is built from. The admin folder is static files that any web space serves, and the admin code runs in the editor’s browser. It supports side-by-side editing in multiple languages and a live preview.
The project was renamed from Netlify CMS in February 2023 and keeps the same repository history.
Worth knowing
Decap Turbo is a hosted backend for the CMS: editors log in with Turbo accounts, large collections load from a cache, and access is managed per site.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
- Runs as
- Static files, In the browser67
- Install with
- CDN script tag67
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-23: links
decapcms.org/ - 2026-10-23: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/decaporg/decap-cms - 2026-10-23: links
decapcms.org/docs/intro/ - 2026-10-23: Maintainer
raw.githubusercontent.com/decaporg/decap-cms/main/LICENSE - 2026-10-23: First release, Current major version, Last release
api.github.com/repos/decaporg/decap-cms/releases - 2026-10-23: Categories, License model, Admin interface, Runs as, Install with
github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/blob/main/README.md - 2026-10-23: Runs as, Install with
decapcms.org/docs/install-decap-cms/ - 2026-10-23: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/decaporg/decap-cms/contributors - 2026-10-23: npm downloads a week
api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/decap-cms-app - 2026-10-23: Multilingual
decapcms.org/docs/i18n/ - 2026-10-25: Dependent repositories
packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/decap-cms-app