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mdBook vs Jupyter Book: catalog facts
mdBook	Jupyter Book
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Builds a complete static site from plain Markdown Maintained by the Rust project with an active history	Executes code at build time and includes the results Cross-references pages, figures and equations
Command line only Aimed at web output rather than EPUB or print	Version 2 still has known limitations Command-line workflow assumes some technical comfort
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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