# sveltia/sveltia-cms

Leading Git-based headless CMS. Successor to Netlify/Decap CMS. Modern UX, first-class i18n support, mobile support + numerous improvements. Framework-agnostic, open source & free.

Repository: https://github.com/sveltia/sveltia-cms
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sveltia-cms
Homepage: https://sveltiacms.app/en/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cms, content-management-system, decap-cms, headless-cms, netlify-cms, svelte, sveltia-cms, dark-mode, pexels-api, pixabay-api, unsplash-api, content-management, github-api, jamstack, stock-photos, git-based-cms, static-site-generator, digital-asset-management, dam
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:02:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 91
- inputs: {"age_days": 1276, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 6, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 472}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2757, forks 195 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:18.337556+00:00)

## What it is
Sveltia CMS is a free, open-source, Git-based headless CMS for Jamstack sites, built as a modern rewrite and successor to Netlify/Decap CMS. It is a lightweight single-page web application served from a CDN that manages content stored in Git repositories, with first-class i18n support and digital asset management.

## Use cases
- manage content for a static site without a database
- replace Netlify or Decap CMS with a faster alternative
- edit multilingual content with built-in i18n workflows
- let non-technical editors update a Hugo or Astro blog
- manage media assets and stock photos for a Jamstack site
- run a free CMS for a small business or nonprofit website

## When to choose
- you use a static site generator like Astro, Eleventy, Hugo, or Next.js and want Git-based content editing
- you want a maintenance-free CMS with no database or server to run
- you need strong internationalization support for multilingual content
- you are migrating an existing Netlify/Decap CMS installation

## When to avoid
- you need a stable 1.0 release — the project is still in beta with possible breaking changes
- you require relational database-backed content or dynamic server-side content management
- you need guaranteed free setup support — the project explicitly does not offer it

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, web-framework, internationalization, file-upload
- domain: cms, web-development, self-hosted
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: headless-cms, git-based-cms, decap-cms-successor, jamstack, digital-asset-management, static-site-generators, svelte, spa, i18n, stock-photos, web-server

## Member repositories
- sveltia/sveltia-cms (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.337556+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 2026-08-30T08:18:49.532317+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sveltia/sveltia-cms (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.337556+00:00, sha 53968cb03515)
  - homepage: https://sveltiacms.app/en/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:56.423436+00:00, sha b8ca7a7f7437)
  - site_page: https://sveltiacms.app/en/docs/intro (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:56.441221+00:00, sha ce9779fed9d5)
  - site_page: https://sveltiacms.app/en/docs/start (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:56.443700+00:00, sha 181017bcf226)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.