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