Docusaurus and MkDocs are both open source static site generators. Docusaurus is written in JavaScript and MkDocs is written in Python.
| Property | Docusaurus | MkDocs |
|---|---|---|
| Language | JavaScript | Python |
| Templates | Markdown | Jinja2 |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
Save time and focus on your project's documentation. Simply write docs and blog posts with Markdown and Docusaurus will publish a set of static html files ready to serve.
Extend or customize your project's layout by reusing React. Docusaurus can be extended while reusing the same header and footer.
Localization comes pre-configured. Use Crowdin to translate your docs into over 70 languages.
Support users on all versions of your project. Document versioning helps you keep documentation in sync with project releases.
Make it easy for your community to find what they need in your documentation. We proudly support Algolia documentation search.
MkDocs is a fast, simple and downright gorgeous static site generator that's geared towards building project documentation. Documentation source files are written in Markdown, and configured with a single YAML configuration file.
Host anywhere.
Builds completely static HTML sites that you can host on GitHub pages, Amazon S3, or anywhere else you choose.
Great themes available.
There's a stack of good looking themes included by default. Choose from bootstrap, readthedocs, ghostwriter, or any of the 12 bootswatch themes.
Preview your site as you work.
The built-in devserver allows you to preview your documentation as your writing it. It will even auto-reload whenever you save any changes, so all you need to do to see your latest edits is refresh your browser.
Easy to customize.
Get your project documentation looking just the way you want it by customizing the theme.
Cross-reference your documentation.
Create richly cross-referenced documents, using the MkDocs interlinking syntax.