mdBook is a command line tool and Rust crate to create books using Markdown (as by the CommonMark specification) files. It’s very similar to Gitbook but written in Rust.
Using the program as a Rust crate offers library access. This means that you can integrate it in an existing project, like a web-app for example. Since the command line interface is just a wrapper around the library functionality, when you use this crate as a library you have full access to all the functionality of the command line interface with an easy to use API and more.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Plugins – programs which will be invoked during the build process and are split into roughly two categories, preprocessors and renderers.
- Handlebars templates. Handlebars provides the power necessary to let you build semantic templates effectively with no frustration. Handlebars compiles templates into JavaScript functions. This makes the template execution faster than most other template engines.
- Math equations through MathJax.
- Runnable Rust code snippet using Rust Playpen.
Website: rust-lang.github.io/mdBook
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: mdBook contributors
License: Mozilla Public License v2.0
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| Zola | Fast static site generator in a single binary with everything built-in. Uses Tera |
| mdBook | Command line tool and Rust crate to create books using Markdown |
| Zensical | Modern static site generator |
| Marmite | Static site generator for blogs |
| Cobalt | Versatile yet simple to use static site generator |
| Adduce | Versatile, adaptable, and fast static site generato |
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