# decaporg/decap-cms

A Git-based CMS for Static Site Generators

Repository: https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/decap-cms
Homepage: https://decapcms.org
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cms, jamstack, react, static, javascript, npm-package, netlify-cms, static-site-generator, content-management-system, git-based-cms, headless-cms, static-site, decap-cms
Last push: 2026-08-25T08:37:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 94, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4243, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 40, "gap_med": 13.5, "n_releases_24m": 27}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 19318, forks 3124 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:27.597991+00:00)

## What it is
Decap CMS (formerly Netlify CMS) is an open-source, Git-based content management system for static site generators, built as a React single-page app mounted at /admin of your site. Content is edited through a friendly web UI and stored directly in your Git repository, with configurable content models defined in a single YAML file.

## Use cases
- add a friendly editing UI to a Hugo, Jekyll, Gatsby, or Next.js static site
- let non-technical editors publish content stored in a Git repository
- self-host a free headless CMS without a database
- manage markdown blog posts and collections via a web editor
- run an editorial draft-review-publish workflow on top of Git branches
- manage media assets for a Jamstack site

## When to choose
- your content lives in a Git repository alongside a static site generator
- you want a free, open-source, self-hosted CMS with no database
- editors need a simple UI with rich text, previews, and media uploads
- you want content versioning and workflows handled through Git

## When to avoid
- you need a traditional database-backed CMS with dynamic server rendering
- you require advanced roles, centralized user management, or enterprise support out of the box
- your content is highly relational and unsuited to flat files in Git
- you need real-time collaborative editing

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, auth, file-upload, search-engine, plugin-system, configuration-management
- domain: cms, web-development, frontend, version-control, self-hosted
- platform: browser, self-hosted
- tags: headless-cms, git-based-cms, netlify-cms-successor, jamstack, static-site-generator, react, editorial-workflow, content-modeling, markdown, yaml-config, web-server, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- decaporg/decap-cms (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:27.597991+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:00:19.918885+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:27.597991+00:00, sha 3b69e9862e1a)
  - homepage: https://decapcms.org (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:01.387734+00:00, sha 31a784258e53)
  - site_page: https://decapcms.org/features?persona=developer (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:01.391637+00:00, sha c365e5d37c03)
  - site_page: https://decapcms.org/features?persona=editor (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:01.394095+00:00, sha 280f28a529c3)
  - site_page: https://decapcms.org/features?persona=team (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:01.396543+00:00, sha f57f705b9a62)
  - site_page: https://decapcms.org/features?persona=agency (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:01.398673+00:00, sha d297285d2c8e)
  - site_page: https://decapcms.org/features (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:01.401659+00:00, sha 6720ef9e30fa)
  - site_page: https://decapcms.org/docs/intro (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:01.403890+00:00, sha d793f4e05493)
  - site_page: https://decapcms.org/about (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:01.406796+00:00, sha 68e58071c015)
  - site_page: https://decapcms.org/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T07:59:01.409194+00:00, sha c7b00073ab2a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.