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MkDocs vs VuePress

A side-by-side look at MkDocs and VuePress. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

MkDocs

MkDocs

Development

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.

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VuePress

VuePress

Development

VuePress is a static site generator focused on creating documentation websites. It uses Vue components to power the custom theme system and provides out-of-the-box SPA routing, layouts, search, blog support, and more. VuePress aims to provide the best documentation experience for open source projects.

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