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mdBookHonKit
Free

Free and open source.

 Free

Free and open source.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Builds a complete static site from plain Markdown
  • Maintained by the Rust project with an active history
  • Builds HTML, PDF and EPUB from one Markdown source
  • Continues the open-source GitBook format
  • Command line only
  • Aimed at web output rather than EPUB or print
  • Command line only
  • Requires a Node.js setup
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MPL-2.0 License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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