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Pelican vs Publii: catalog facts
Pelican	Publii
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Imports content from WordPress and RSS feeds Jinja2 themes and a large plugin ecosystem	Desktop editing with no server-side CMS to maintain Publishes to many static hosts and FTP
Command-line only, no visual editor Requires Python and some setup	Static output limits dynamic features such as server-side forms Editing happens on one machine rather than in a browser
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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