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Material for MkDocs

★ 25k

The most polished docs theme in open source — search, dark mode, and i18n out of the box.

Material for MkDocs does the job of GitBook, self-hosted. It is MIT-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and it installs in about one command. GitBook bills $65 for it. 25k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for GitBook.

Licence
MIT
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$65
GitHub stars
25k
view the code →official site →

Is it actually a replacement?

We have not written a verdict on GitBook yet, so this page says what Material for MkDocs is rather than judging what you would give up. When that product gets a page, this one will link to it.

Material for MkDocs questions

Is Material for MkDocs open source?

Yes — it is released under MIT.

Can I self-host Material for MkDocs?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host.

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