Static files
Combine filters →Static files here means the build output is plain HTML, CSS, JavaScript and assets. Nothing runs on the server when a page is requested, so any web server, a CDN or object storage can host the result. A record carries this value when producing such a build is a documented way to deploy it. The tool itself still runs somewhere, on a developer machine or in CI, and that requirement shows under runtime. Frameworks that can also run a server carry Node.js as well. Hugo and Eleventy are examples.
52 projects need only static file hosting, listed alphabetically. Mostly site and docs generators, web frameworks and content management systems, of 11 categories in all. 77 records do not record this field, and cannot appear here either way. For 206 the question does not apply. Counts only projects with momentum; the full list has the rest.
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- Bagatto
Static site generator in which each site is a Janet program that declares its data and its output files.
- Blazor
Web UI framework for building interactive web apps with C# and Razor components, shipped as part of ASP.NET Core.
- BSSG
Static site generator written in Bash that builds a website from Markdown posts and pages.
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- CookieConsent
Vanilla JavaScript consent management library that shows a cookie banner and blocks scripts until visitors consent.
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Decap CMSGit-based content management interface, delivered as a single-page admin app, that edits the content files of a static site.
DioxusRust framework for building fullstack web, desktop and mobile apps from one codebase.
DocusaurusReact-based static site generator for documentation websites and blogs written in Markdown and MDX.
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EleventyStatic site generator that transforms a directory of templates in various languages into HTML.
Expo RouterFile-based router for universal React Native apps that run on Android, iOS and the web, part of the open-source Expo platform.
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- Faircamp
Static site generator that builds a website from a folder of audio files, for audio producers.
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ikiwikiWiki compiler that builds wiki pages into a static website, storing page history in a revision control system, with blogging support.
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JekyllRuby static site generator that turns plain text, Markdown and Liquid templates into websites and blogs.
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- Kart
Python static site generator that uses Jinja2 templates and Markdown, with blog and tag index support.
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LeptosRust framework for building reactive web applications, client-side or full-stack with server rendering and server functions.
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- Makko
Markdown-based static site generator for blogs and websites, written in Zig.
MarkoHTML-based language and runtime for building web applications and user interfaces, with the Marko Run application framework.
Material for MkDocsDocumentation framework on top of MkDocs that builds static documentation sites from Markdown.
MercurOpen-source headless platform for building multi-vendor marketplaces, built on the Medusa commerce core.
ministaStatic site generator that builds websites from React JSX components with Vite.
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Next.jsReact framework for building full-stack web applications, with routing, rendering and data fetching.
NiftDependency-aware command-line build tool and template language that generates websites from HTML, content and data files.
NuxtVue-based framework for building server-rendered, static and hybrid websites and web apps.
- Nuxt Content
File-based content module for Nuxt that queries Markdown, YAML, CSV and JSON files from a Vue application.
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PagefindStatic search library that builds a search index from built HTML at build time and serves search from static files.
- Pollen
Book-publishing system written in Racket that embeds code in text documents for multiple-output publishing.
PubliiDesktop CMS for Windows, macOS and Linux that builds static websites on the author's computer.
PushwordSymfony-based content management system for websites, with Markdown or database content and an optional static export.
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React RouterRouter for React whose framework mode adds server rendering, static pre-rendering and data loading for building full-stack web apps.
RspressStatic site generator built on Rsbuild that turns Markdown and MDX files into documentation websites.
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ScalarOpen-source API reference renderer that turns OpenAPI and AsyncAPI documents into interactive API documentation.
SlidevMarkdown-based slides maker and presenter that builds slide decks as web pages with Vue and Vite.
StaaticWordPress plugin that crawls a WordPress site into a static copy and publishes that copy to static hosting.
StatamicLaravel-based content management system that stores content in flat files or a database, with a control panel and optional static site generation.
- Stog
Static site and blog generator written in OCaml that compiles XML documents, with Markdown sources through a plugin.
SvelteKitSvelte-based framework for building web applications with server rendering, prerendering and client-side rendering.
Sveltia CMSGit-based headless CMS, a single-page admin interface for editing content stored in a Git repository of a static site.
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TanStack StartFull-stack framework for React and Solid, powered by TanStack Router, for server-rendered, static and client-only web apps.
TomeDrupal module that generates static HTML from a Drupal site and keeps its content as files.
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VinxiJavaScript toolkit for composing full stack applications and frameworks from Vite and Nitro primitives.
VitePressStatic site generator built on Vite and Vue that turns Markdown content into content-centric websites.
VocsDocumentation framework that builds Markdown and MDX sources into docs sites, powered by Vite.
VueJavaScript framework for building user interfaces on the web, with a reactive rendering system and optional server rendering.
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YewRust framework for building client-side web applications that run as WebAssembly in the browser.
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