honkit/honkit
:book: HonKit is building beautiful books using Markdown - Fork of GitBook observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 88
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 8
- age_days: 2272
- days_rel: 80
- days_push: 22
- n_releases_24m: 14
Adoption not part of the score
3497 stars · 267 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
HonKit is a Node.js command line tool and library for building beautiful books and documentation from Markdown or AsciiDoc files, forked from the deprecated GitBook (Legacy). It outputs static websites or ebooks (PDF, ePub, Mobi) and supports GitBook plugins for easy migration.
Use cases
- build a documentation site from markdown files
- generate a pdf or epub ebook from markdown
- migrate a legacy GitBook project
- create an enterprise manual or internal handbook
- self-publish a technical book with git and markdown
- write multi-language documentation with a glossary
When to choose
- you want a GitBook Legacy-compatible toolchain with existing gitbook-plugin-* support
- you need both website and ebook (PDF/ePub/Mobi) output from one source
- you prefer writing books in Markdown or AsciiDoc with a nice default theme
When to avoid
- you need a modern docs platform with live search and versioning like Docusaurus or MkDocs
- you want a hosted collaborative writing service rather than a local build tool
- you need heavy customization beyond the plugin ecosystem
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
static-site-generator cli documentation markdown templating pdf documentation developer-tools web-development cli cross-platform gitbook-fork ebook-generation asciidoc epub mobi book-builder plugin-system publishing nodejs docker
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/honkit/honkit · fetched 2026-08-28 · 15556fcb5466
- homepage: https://honkit.netlify.app · fetched 2026-08-29 · b32bdbe4f2a2
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/honkit · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7a133fa08bff
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| honkit/honkit | main | 94 |
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