# Makko

Markdown-based static site generator for blogs and websites, written in Zig.


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

## Record

### Links

- home: https://makko.starlightnet.work
- repository: https://forge.starlightnet.work/Team/Makko
- docs: https://makko.starlightnet.work/english.html

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: The Starlight Network
- maintainerType: unknown
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2025
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

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

### Content

- contentStore: flat-file
- databases: unknown
- adminUi: unknown
- headlessApi: unknown
- templating: mustache
- i18n: unknown

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: static, local
- renderingModes: static
- installMethod: binary download from the releases page

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: Zlib

### Releases

- currentMajor: 3
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-08-04

### Adoption

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

### Sources

- urls: https://makko.starlightnet.work/ (read 2026-10-23)
- urls: https://forge.starlightnet.work/api/v1/repos/Team/Makko (read 2026-10-23)
- urls: https://makko.starlightnet.work/english.html (read 2026-10-23)
- category: https://makko.starlightnet.work/english.html (read 2026-10-23)
- language: https://forge.starlightnet.work/api/v1/repos/Team/Makko/contents/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- installMethod: https://forge.starlightnet.work/api/v1/repos/Team/Makko/contents/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- installMethod: https://forge.starlightnet.work/api/v1/repos/Team/Makko/contents/README.md (read 2026-10-23)
- renderingModes: https://makko.starlightnet.work/english.html (read 2026-10-23)
- runsAs: https://makko.starlightnet.work/english.html (read 2026-10-23)
- runsAs: https://makko.starlightnet.work/english.html (read 2026-10-23)
- templating: https://makko.starlightnet.work/english.html (read 2026-10-23)
- contentStore: https://makko.starlightnet.work/english.html (read 2026-10-23)
- license: https://forge.starlightnet.work/api/v1/repos/Team/Makko/contents/LICENSE (read 2026-10-23)
- licenseModel: https://makko.starlightnet.work/ (read 2026-10-23)
- maintainer: https://forge.starlightnet.work/api/v1/repos/Team/Makko/contents/LICENSE (read 2026-10-23)
- firstRelease: https://forge.starlightnet.work/api/v1/repos/Team/Makko/releases?limit=50 (read 2026-10-23)
- currentMajor: https://forge.starlightnet.work/api/v1/repos/Team/Makko/releases?limit=50 (read 2026-10-23)
- latestReleaseDate: https://forge.starlightnet.work/api/v1/repos/Team/Makko/releases?limit=50 (read 2026-10-23)

## Notes

Makko is a static site generator that turns Markdown posts into a website, with templates written in Mustache. It is a single command-line binary built with the Zig compiler: a project folder holds the posts, the templates and a `makko.json` file, and running `makko .` writes the finished site into an output folder that any HTML host can serve. The [English documentation](https://makko.starlightnet.work/english.html) describes the setup and the feeds it writes, and the project is maintained by The Starlight Network on its own Forgejo instance.

## Worth knowing

The documentation says Makko is designed primarily for blogs and does not support fully custom templates beyond the post and feed templates. It also says the built-in server is not meant for production, so the site goes to a separate host.

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