# Kobweb

Kotlin framework for building static or full stack websites and web apps on Compose HTML, with an export step that produces static site files.


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

## Record

### Links

- home: https://kobweb.varabyte.com
- repository: https://github.com/varabyte/kobweb
- docs: https://kobweb.varabyte.com/docs
- discord: https://discord.gg/5NZ2GKV5Cs

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Varabyte
- maintainerType: unknown
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2021
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: framework, ssg
- hosting: java, static
- language: kotlin
- runtime: jvm
- runtimeMin: unknown
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

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

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: static, always-on
- renderingModes: static
- installMethod: Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, SDKMAN, binary download, build from source

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: Apache-2.0

### Releases

- currentMajor: 0
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-08-19

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 2254
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: 32
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- urls: https://kobweb.varabyte.com (read 2026-10-23)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/varabyte/kobweb (read 2026-10-23)
- urls: https://kobweb.varabyte.com/docs (read 2026-10-23)
- maintainer: https://kobweb.varabyte.com/docs/getting-started/getting-kobweb (read 2026-10-23)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/varabyte/kobweb (read 2026-10-23)
- category: https://kobweb.varabyte.com/docs (read 2026-10-23)
- runtime: https://kobweb.varabyte.com/docs/concepts/server/fullstack (read 2026-10-23)
- installMethod: https://github.com/varabyte/kobweb/blob/main/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- runsAs: https://kobweb.varabyte.com/docs/concepts/foundation/exporting (read 2026-10-23)
- runsAs: https://kobweb.varabyte.com/docs/concepts/foundation/exporting (read 2026-10-23)
- license: https://github.com/varabyte/kobweb/blob/main/LICENSE (read 2026-10-23)
- licenseModel: https://github.com/varabyte/kobweb/blob/main/LICENSE (read 2026-10-23)
- firstRelease: https://api.github.com/repos/varabyte/kobweb/releases (read 2026-10-23)
- currentMajor: https://api.github.com/repos/varabyte/kobweb/releases (read 2026-10-23)
- latestReleaseDate: https://api.github.com/repos/varabyte/kobweb/releases (read 2026-10-23)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/varabyte/kobweb (read 2026-10-23)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/varabyte/kobweb/contributors?per_page=1 (read 2026-10-23)
- renderingModes: https://kobweb.varabyte.com/docs/concepts/foundation/exporting (read 2026-10-23)

## Notes

Kobweb is a Kotlin framework for websites and web apps, built on top of Compose HTML. The export step takes a snapshot of every page, so a crawler that does not run JavaScript still reads HTML. A site can be exported as a static layout of files for a static hosting provider, or built as a full stack site with a server on a JVM target. The Kobweb command-line tool drives the build through Gradle and is installed with Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, SDKMAN or a binary download. Export runs a headless browser, which it can download on the first export unless a local one is configured.

## Worth knowing

The README says the framework is still pre-1.0. A full stack site needs a server to run, while a static layout site needs only a host that serves files.

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Credit, in full: FindSoftware, CC BY 4.0