Skip to content
Get packs

The best Gridea alternatives

6 tools that do a similar job to Gridea, 6 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.

You're replacing

Gridea

A desktop app for writing Markdown posts that publish to a static blog.

  1. 1

    Jekyll

    Open source · MIT · ★ 51.7k

    A Ruby tool that turns Markdown and templates into a static website, with blog support.

    Best for: Developers who want a blog or simple website built from plain text files; People comfortable with Ruby tooling and the command line

    Full review Gridea vs Jekyll
  2. 2

    Hexo

    Open source · MIT · ★ 41.8k

    A Node.js tool that turns Markdown posts into a static blog website.

    Best for: Bloggers who want a fast static site they fully control; Developers already comfortable with Node.js and the command line

    Full review Gridea vs Hexo
  3. 3

    Decap CMS

    Open source · MIT · ★ 19.5k

    A web editing interface for sites built with static site generators, storing content in Git.

    Best for: Teams that want non-developers to edit content on a static site; Sites built with a static site generator that keep content in a Git repository

    Full review Gridea vs Decap CMS
  4. 4

    Vuestic Admin

    Open source · MIT · ★ 11k

    A free, ready-made admin dashboard template built with Vue 3, Vite, Pinia and Tailwind CSS.

    Best for: Developers starting a new internal admin or dashboard in Vue; Teams that want a ready-made layout instead of building one from scratch

    Full review
  5. 5

    PicGo

    Open source · MIT · ★ 27.5k

    Desktop app that uploads pasted or dropped images to image hosts and copies the link.

    Best for: Bloggers and note-takers who paste screenshots into Markdown editors; Developers writing docs who need hosted image links

    Full review
  6. 6

    ZY Player

    Open source · MIT · ★ 14.5k

    Desktop video player for online video sources, with no ads, for Windows, Mac and Linux.

    Best for: People who want a desktop player for online video sources without ads; Users on Windows, Mac or Linux who want a single app for browsing and playing

    Full review

How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Gridea. We don't take payment for placement.