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MkDocs vs Starlight: catalog facts
MkDocs	Starlight
Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
One YAML file and a folder of Markdown produce a complete site Built-in live-reload server while writing	Search, navigation and i18n included Markdown, Markdoc and MDX support
Output is static, so search and versioning depend on the theme and plugins	Focused on documentation sites only Requires Node.js and some Astro knowledge to customise
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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