DocPad Alternatives

DocPad is described as 'Dynamic static-site generator. That is a content management system that takes content from several sources, like files on your computer, and renders them into incredibly fast static output' and is a Blog Publishing tool in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to DocPad for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Linux, Windows, Mac and Web-based apps. The best DocPad alternative is Ghost. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Ghost or Jekyll. Other great apps like DocPad are Hugo, Grav, GitBook and Directus.

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  1. Octopress icon
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    Octopress is a framework designed by Brandon Mathis for Jekyll, the blog aware static site generator powering Github Pages. To start blogging with Jekyll, you have to write your own HTML templates, CSS, Javascripts and set up your configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Jekyll
     
  2. Daux.io icon
     16 likes

    Daux.io is a documentation generator that uses a simple folder structure and Markdown files to create custom documentation on the fly. It helps you create great looking documentation in a developer friendly way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  3. Lavalite icon
     6 likes

    LavaLite is an open source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and Laravel web application framework. It currently supports MySQL, SQLite, MariaDB and PostgreSQL for the database backend.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
     
  4. SkyDocs icon
     8 likes

    SkyDocs is a software that takes your MarkDown files and build a complete website with some magic tricks !

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
     
  5. Flatpress icon
     5 likes

    FlatPress is an open-source standard-compliant multi-lingual extensible blogging engine which does not require a DataBase Management System to work. You don’t need MySQL because FlatPress stores all of its content on text files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Softaculous
     
  6. Umbraco icon
     12 likes

    Umbraco is a fully-featured open source content management system with the flexibility to run anything from small campaign or brochure sites right through to complex applications for Fortune 500's and some of the largest media sites in the world.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • .NET Framework
     
  7. Craft CMS icon
     16 likes

    Content management system built on Yii PHP Framework.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. BlogMaker icon
     2 likes

    BlogMaker is a modern, no-code blogging platform built for creators, marketers, and businesses who want to grow their online presence. With a focus on speed, SEO, and simplicity, BlogMaker lets you launch and manage unlimited blogs under one subscription.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. Staticman icon
     3 likes

    Static sites with superpowers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. MarkBind icon
     1 like

    A tool for generating static websites from Markdown-like syntax. Optimized for content-heavy instructional websites, e.g. course websites, tutorials, project/product documentation, textbooks. MarkBind source files can be as simple as basic Markdown, but you can also use a mix of...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Node.JS
     
  11. blogstrap.py icon
     12 likes

    blogstrap.py is a simple, no frills blog content management system powered by Twitter's Bootstrap and web.py. It features most things you would come to expect from a simple blogging platform. You can browse posts by category or subcategory, see recent posts, and mark...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
     
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