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Starlight vs VitePress: catalog facts
Starlight	VitePress
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Search, navigation and i18n included Markdown, Markdoc and MDX support	Fast dev server and hot updates via Vite Vue components usable inside Markdown
Focused on documentation sites only Requires Node.js and some Astro knowledge to customise	Focused on documentation rather than general websites Customization requires knowledge of Vue
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
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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