Nextra
Next.js-based framework for building content-focused websites from Markdown and MDX.
Nextra is a framework on top of Next.js for building content-focused websites from Markdown and MDX. It is installed with npm into a Next.js project, alongside the nextra and nextra-theme-docs packages, and its homepage describes hybrid rendering with Server Components and Incremental Static Regeneration. Pages can be exported as static files, as described in the static exports guide. The project is maintained by The Nextra Project.
Worth knowing
According to its FAQ, the current major version of Nextra works only with the Next.js app router, and only earlier major versions support the pages router.
Identity
- Status
- Active
- Maintainer
- The Nextra Project1
- Maintained by
- Individual
- First release
- 20204
Rendering and deploy
- Runs as
- Static files7
- Rendering
- Static output, On a server, Incremental regeneration17
- Install with
- npm install into a Next.js project6
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-21: links, Maintainer, Categories, Rendering
nextra.site - 2026-10-21: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/shuding/nextra - 2026-10-21: links
nextra.site/docs - 2026-10-21: First release, Last release
registry.npmjs.org/nextra - 2026-10-21: Runtime, Minimum runtime, Current major version
registry.npmjs.org/nextra/latest - 2026-10-21: Install with
nextra.site/docs/docs-theme/start - 2026-10-21: Rendering, Runs as
nextra.site/docs/guide/static-exports - 2026-10-21: License model
github.com/shuding/nextra/blob/main/LICENSE - 2026-10-21: npm downloads a week
api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/nextra - 2026-10-25: Sites using it (HTTP Archive)
cdn.httparchive.org/v1/technologies - 2026-10-25: Dependent repositories, Dependent packages
packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/nextra