# Spike

Static site build tool, powered by webpack, that transforms HTML, CSS and JavaScript through plugins.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/spike/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-23
Updated: 2026-10-25
Listed since: 2026-10-23

## Record

### Links

- home: https://spike.js.org/
- repository: https://github.com/static-dev/spike
- docs: https://spike.readme.io/docs

### Identity

- status: discontinued
- maintainer: Jeff Escalante
- maintainerType: unknown
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2016
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: ssg, build-tool
- hosting: static
- language: javascript
- runtime: node
- runtimeMin: node 6
- basedOn: webpack

### Content

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

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: static, local
- renderingModes: static
- installMethod: npm install spike -g

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 2
- latestReleaseDate: 2018-07-27

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 468
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: 57
- contributors: 6
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: 191
- dependentPackages: 4

### Sources

- status: https://github.com/static-dev/spike/blob/master/readme.md (read 2026-10-23)
- urls: https://spike.js.org/ (read 2026-10-23)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/static-dev/spike (read 2026-10-23)
- urls: https://spike.readme.io/docs (read 2026-10-23)
- maintainer: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/static-dev/spike/master/license.md (read 2026-10-23)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/static-dev/spike (read 2026-10-23)
- firstRelease: https://api.github.com/repos/static-dev/spike/releases (read 2026-10-23)
- category: https://github.com/static-dev/spike/blob/master/readme.md (read 2026-10-23)
- basedOn: https://github.com/static-dev/spike/blob/master/readme.md (read 2026-10-23)
- runtime: https://github.com/static-dev/spike/blob/master/readme.md (read 2026-10-23)
- runtimeMin: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/static-dev/spike/master/package.json (read 2026-10-23)
- installMethod: https://github.com/static-dev/spike/blob/master/readme.md (read 2026-10-23)
- renderingModes: https://spike.js.org/ (read 2026-10-23)
- runsAs: https://spike.readme.io/docs (read 2026-10-23)
- runsAs: https://github.com/static-dev/spike/blob/master/readme.md (read 2026-10-23)
- license: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/static-dev/spike/master/package.json (read 2026-10-23)
- licenseModel: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/static-dev/spike/master/license.md (read 2026-10-23)
- currentMajor: https://api.github.com/repos/static-dev/spike/releases (read 2026-10-23)
- latestReleaseDate: https://api.github.com/repos/static-dev/spike/releases (read 2026-10-23)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/static-dev/spike (read 2026-10-23)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/static-dev/spike/contributors (read 2026-10-23)
- npmWeeklyDownloads: https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/last-week/spike (read 2026-10-23)
- dependentRepos: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/spike (read 2026-10-25)
- dependentPackages: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/spike (read 2026-10-25)

## Notes

Spike is a static site generator built on webpack, with plugins that transform HTML, CSS and JavaScript. It is installed globally with npm, and a site is built with `spike compile`. The local development server is powered by Browsersync.

## Worth knowing

The README states that the project is currently unmaintained. The command line tool collects anonymous usage data by default, and `spike analytics disable` turns that off. The docs say Carrot Creative sponsors the project.

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Credit, in full: FindSoftware, CC BY 4.0