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VitePress is a cutting-edge static site generator powered by Vite and Vue.js. As a spiritual successor to VuePress, it leverages Vite's lightning-fast cold server start and hot module replacement (HMR) to provide an exceptional developer experience. VitePress is designed to be minimalistic and performant, focusing on speed and simplicity. It supports Vue 3 out of the box and uses a markdown-centered content structure, making it ideal for documentation sites, blogs, and simple websites. With its clean and customizable default theme, VitePress offers a sleek solution for developers looking to create fast, modern static sites with minimal configuration.

Hexo is a fast, simple, and powerful blog framework powered by Node.js. It allows users to write posts in Markdown (or other languages) and then quickly generate static files with beautiful themes. Hexo's blazing fast generation speed and one-command deployment to various platforms make it an attractive option for bloggers and developers alike. With its extensive plugin system and ability to integrate with many popular services, Hexo provides a flexible foundation for creating feature-rich blogs and websites. Its support for GitHub Flavored Markdown and syntax highlighting for over 100 languages makes it particularly appealing to technical writers and developers sharing code snippets.

Scully is a static site generator for Angular projects looking to embrace the Jamstack.

Jekyll is a popular, blog-aware static site generator that transforms plain text into beautiful, functional websites. Written in Ruby, Jekyll takes Markdown (or other markup languages) and templates, and generates a complete, static website ready to be served by any web server. Its simplicity, flexibility, and integration with version control systems like Git make it an excellent choice for personal, project, or organization sites. Jekyll's built-in support for blog posts, categories, and layouts, along with its extensive plugin ecosystem, allows developers to create sophisticated websites while maintaining the benefits of static site generation, such as improved security and faster load times.

Nextra is a Next.js-based static site generator that combines the power of Next.js with the simplicity of Markdown. It's designed to make documentation and blog creation as easy as possible while leveraging the performance benefits of static site generation. Nextra offers features like automatic table of contents generation, syntax highlighting, and dark mode support out of the box. Its modular architecture allows for easy customization and extension, making it suitable for a wide range of projects from simple blogs to complex documentation sites. With its focus on developer experience and performance, Nextra provides a modern solution for creating fast, SEO-friendly static websites.