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.
kobweb.varabyte.comrepositorydocs
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.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
- Runs as
- Static files, Always on7
- Rendering
- Static output7
- Install with
- Homebrew, Nix, Scoop, SDKMAN, binary download, build from source6
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-23: links
kobweb.varabyte.com - 2026-10-23: links, Written in, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/varabyte/kobweb - 2026-10-23: links, Categories
kobweb.varabyte.com/docs - 2026-10-23: Maintainer
kobweb.varabyte.com/docs/getting-started/getting-kobweb - 2026-10-23: Runtime
kobweb.varabyte.com/docs/concepts/server/fullstack - 2026-10-23: Install with
github.com/varabyte/kobweb/blob/main/README.md - 2026-10-23: Runs as, Rendering
kobweb.varabyte.com/docs/concepts/foundation/exporting - 2026-10-23: License, License model
github.com/varabyte/kobweb/blob/main/LICENSE - 2026-10-23: First release, Current major version, Last release
api.github.com/repos/varabyte/kobweb/releases - 2026-10-23: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/varabyte/kobweb/contributors?per_page=1