# Franklin

Static site generator written in Julia, oriented towards technical blogging and light pages.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/franklin/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-23
Listed since: 2026-10-23

## Record

### Links

- home: https://franklinjl.org
- repository: https://github.com/JuliaDocs/Franklin.jl
- docs: https://franklinjl.org/

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Thibaut Lienart
- maintainerType: unknown
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2019
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: ssg
- hosting: static
- language: julia
- runtime: unknown
- runtimeMin: unknown
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: unknown
- databases: unknown
- adminUi: unknown
- headlessApi: unknown
- templating: unknown
- i18n: unknown

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: static, local
- renderingModes: static
- installMethod: Julia package manager (Pkg add Franklin)

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 0
- latestReleaseDate: 2025-10-14

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 1072
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: 73
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- urls: https://franklinjl.org/ (read 2026-10-23)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/JuliaDocs/Franklin.jl (read 2026-10-23)
- urls: https://franklinjl.org/ (read 2026-10-23)
- maintainer: https://franklinjl.org/ (read 2026-10-23)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/JuliaDocs/Franklin.jl (read 2026-10-23)
- category: https://franklinjl.org/ (read 2026-10-23)
- renderingModes: https://franklinjl.org/ (read 2026-10-23)
- runsAs: https://franklinjl.org/workflow/deploy/ (read 2026-10-23)
- runsAs: https://franklinjl.org/ (read 2026-10-23)
- installMethod: https://franklinjl.org/ (read 2026-10-23)
- license: https://api.github.com/repos/JuliaDocs/Franklin.jl (read 2026-10-23)
- licenseModel: https://api.github.com/repos/JuliaDocs/Franklin.jl (read 2026-10-23)
- firstRelease: https://api.github.com/repos/JuliaDocs/Franklin.jl/releases (read 2026-10-23)
- currentMajor: https://api.github.com/repos/JuliaDocs/Franklin.jl/releases (read 2026-10-23)
- latestReleaseDate: https://api.github.com/repos/JuliaDocs/Franklin.jl/releases (read 2026-10-23)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/JuliaDocs/Franklin.jl (read 2026-10-23)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/JuliaDocs/Franklin.jl/contributors?per_page=1 (read 2026-10-23)

## Notes

Franklin is a static site generator written in Julia, oriented towards technical blogging. It is installed through Julia's package manager. The command optimize() prepares the __site folder, and its contents can then be copied to any existing web server. A local server started by Franklin shows the site as it is edited. Thibaut Lienart maintains the project, which is hosted in the JuliaDocs organization on GitHub.

## Worth knowing

The optional extras need python3 and node.js for minification and pre-rendering. The project's homepage says these can be ignored, and that deploying through GitHub will likely still work without them.

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