getgridea/gridea
Gridea
Gridea is a desktop application for writing Markdown blog posts and publishing them as a static site without needing a server. It stores all content as plain Markdown files and JSON in a local folder, compiles them into a static site, and deploys the result to multiple remote targets including GitHub Pages, Coding Pages, and SFTP servers.
The application runs as a cross-platform Electron client, providing a native editing and publishing experience. It supports custom themes that can be selected, installed from a built-in marketplace, and configured with settings like social links and analytics. The Markdown editor includes extended syntax support for task lists, footnotes, LaTeX mathematical formulas, and emoji insertion, along with keyboard shortcuts and clipboard image pasting.
Content management features include article taxonomy through tags and labels, customizable navigation menus, clean or default URL formats, RSS feed generation, and comment system integration with Gitalk or DisqusJS. The source folder can be stored in a cloud-synced directory to enable editing and publishing from multiple devices.