Static site generator that supports Markdown and reST syntax. Powered by Python.
Pelican is a static site generator, written in Python, that allows you to create web sites by composing text files in formats such as Markdown, reStructuredText, and HTML.
With Pelican, you can create web sites without worrying about databases or server-side programming. Pelican generates static sites that can be served via any web server or hosting service.
You can perform the following functions with Pelican:
Pelican’s feature highlights include:
Check out the Pelican documentation for further information.
How to get help, contribute, or provide feedback
See our contribution submission and feedback guidelines.
Pelican’s source code is hosted on GitHub. For information on how it works, have a look at Pelican's internals.
“Pelican” is an anagram of calepin, which means “notebook” in French.
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