Static files
Combine filters →Static files means the software produces HTML, CSS, JavaScript and assets ahead of time, and the live site is only those files. Nothing of the software runs when a visitor requests a page, so the cheapest web space, a CDN or an object storage bucket can serve it. The build itself runs on a developer machine or in CI. A record holds this value when its documentation describes deploying such a build. Hugo, Eleventy and Docusaurus are examples.
60 projects deploy as static files, listed alphabetically. Mostly site and docs generators, web frameworks and content management systems, of 13 categories in all. 106 records do not record this field, and cannot appear here either way. For 133 the question does not apply. Counts only projects with momentum; the full list has the rest.
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AngularTypeScript-based web application framework with client-side, server-side and prerendered rendering.
Apache EChartsJavaScript library for interactive charts and data visualization that runs in the browser.
AstroWeb framework for content-driven websites that prerenders pages to static HTML and can render routes on demand.
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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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D3JavaScript library for bespoke data visualization that runs in the browser.
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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- HastySite
Static site generator written in Nim that builds a site from Markdown contents and Mustache templates.
HistoireVite-based tool that builds interactive story books of components for Vue, React and Svelte.
HonoWeb framework built on Web Standards that runs on any JavaScript runtime.
HugoStatic site generator written in Go that builds websites from Markdown content and Go templates.
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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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LadleComponent workshop that runs React component stories in a Vite dev server and builds them into a static app.
LeafletJavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps that runs in the browser.
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 CosmosSandbox for developing and testing React UI components in isolation, with file-based fixtures, a playground interface and a static export.
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.
StencilToolchain that compiles TypeScript components into web components, distributable as custom elements, framework wrappers or prerendered websites.
- 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.
- Symfony AssetMapper
Symfony component that maps asset directories to versioned public files and loads JavaScript through browser importmaps, without a bundler.
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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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