digital garden / Obsidian publishing
Quartz is a fast static-site generator that transforms Markdown/Obsidian notes into fully functional digital-garden websites.
Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.
actively maintained, batteries-included markdown wiki SSG; choose for a modern, AGPL-licensed alternative
💐 Publish markdown (and html) websites, docs, wikis and websites in seconds. Integrates with your AI.
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
Jekyll theme for Obsidian notes; choose if you prefer Jekyll's theming and plugin ecosystem
A simple Jekyll theme that turns your Obsidian notes into a beautiful website.
MkDocs template for Obsidian; choose if you prefer MkDocs' documentation-oriented setup
A Template to Publish Obsidian/Foam Notes on Github Pages (uses MkDocs)
Eleventy starter for digital gardens; choose if you want to work with Eleventy and its ecosystem
:seedling: A starter site for building a mind garden with eleventy
An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.
archived Jekyll template; viable only if you need Jekyll and tolerate unmaintained code
Start your own digital garden using this Jekyll template 🌱
unmaintained free Obsidian Publish alternative; choose if no updates are acceptable
Free Obisidian Publish alternative, for publishing your digital garden.
old Gatsby starter; choose if you must use Gatsby and can handle stale dependencies
🌷 🌻 🌺 Create a digital garden with Gatsby
Does the same job, but ships as an app. Useful to a person, not swappable into a codebase.
Obsidian plugin that publishes notes directly; choose if you work inside Obsidian and want a GUI workflow
Obsidian plugin exporting HTML; choose if you want full control over output and handle deployment yourself
Export html from single files, canvas pages, or whole vaults. Direct access to the exported HTML files allows you to publish your digital garden anywhere. Focuses on flexibility, features, and style parity.
These projects were analysed and named quartz among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how quartz rates them is a separate judgement, made when quartz is analysed in its own right.
calls quartz “choose for a simple Markdown-to-website generator without a framework, if you need no dynamic features.”
The React Framework
calls quartz “choose it when your content is Markdown-first and you want a batteries-included publishing site rather than a custom Middleman build.”
Hand-crafted frontend development