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mdBook vs Typemill: catalog facts
mdBook	Typemill
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Self-hosted
Builds a complete static site from plain Markdown Maintained by the Rust project with an active history	No database required, content stored as Markdown files Visual and raw Markdown editors
Command line only Aimed at web output rather than EPUB or print	Focused on documentation-style sites rather than general websites Requires a PHP web server
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it 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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