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