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mdBook vs VitePress: catalog facts
mdBook	VitePress
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Builds a complete static site from plain Markdown Maintained by the Rust project with an active history	Fast dev server and hot updates via Vite Vue components usable inside Markdown
Command line only Aimed at web output rather than EPUB or print	Focused on documentation rather than general websites Customization requires knowledge of Vue
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: MIT
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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