# JuliaDocs/Franklin.jl

(yet another) static site generator. Simple, customisable, fast, maths with KaTeX, code evaluation, optional pre-rendering, in Julia.

Repository: https://github.com/JuliaDocs/Franklin.jl
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/franklinjl
Homepage: https://franklinjl.org
Language: Julia
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: website-generation, markdown-parser, latex, julia-language, katex, ssg, highlight
Last push: 2026-08-01T06:42:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 28, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3017, "days_push": 32, "days_rel": 323, "gap_med": 130, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1065, forks 118 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:26.690881+00:00)

## What it is
Franklin is a static site generator written in Julia, oriented towards technical blogging with maths (KaTeX) and code. It extends markdown with LaTeX-like commands and can evaluate Julia code blocks on the fly, with live preview serving.

## Use cases
- build a technical blog with math rendering
- generate documentation sites in Julia
- evaluate Julia code blocks in blog posts
- create a static website with live preview
- write posts in markdown with custom LaTeX-like commands
- integrate Literate.jl notebooks into a site

## When to choose
- you blog about maths or code and want KaTeX and executable Julia blocks
- you're in the Julia ecosystem and want an SSG in your language
- you want simple, fast, hackable site generation with live preview

## When to avoid
- you just need a plain text-and-pictures blog (Hugo/Jekyll fit better)
- you need a large ecosystem of themes and plugins
- you rely on pre-rendering/minification, which is being deprecated

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: static-site-generator, markdown, templating
- domain: web-development, documentation, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: ssg, katex, technical-blogging, code-evaluation, live-preview, literate-programming, julia

## Member repositories
- JuliaDocs/Franklin.jl (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.690881+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 2026-08-30T06:55:27.817769+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/JuliaDocs/Franklin.jl (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:26.690881+00:00, sha b91beb5fbffa)
  - homepage: https://franklinjl.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:57:18.998210+00:00, sha aa6c2a8a473c)
  - site_page: https://franklinjl.org/faq/technical (fetched 2026-08-29T12:57:19.007469+00:00, sha efba6964ab60)
  - site_page: https://franklinjl.org/faq/troubleshooting (fetched 2026-08-29T12:57:19.009653+00:00, sha aaa4a79b8d08)
  - site_page: https://franklinjl.org/faq/why-o-why (fetched 2026-08-29T12:57:19.011852+00:00, sha 9f6f3d09e72c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.