Typemill
Typemill is a JavaScript-based application that creates manuals, documentation, and websites.
Overview
Typemill is a flat-file CMS based on Markdown and designed for informational websites like documentation, manuals, and handbooks. Typemill is an open-source markdown cms for text-driven websites. Create handbooks, documentations, and traditional websites and transform it to an ebook. The project has 581 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT.
Key Features
Source: GitHub README
- Flat-file – no database required.
- Modern stack – built with Slim PHP, Vue.js, and Tailwind CSS.
- Lightweight – only 2MB when gzipped.
- Author-friendly – visual block editor and raw markdown editor.
- Developer-friendly – Twig templates, Symfony event dispatcher, YAML definitions.
- Flexible – extend with plugins, themes, and custom eBook layouts.
- Single Source Publishing – convert content to PDF and ePUB with the eBook plugin.
Getting Started
Source: GitHub README
Check installation guides for different setups at docs.typemill.net
Normalized Features
Source: tool-features-normalized.json
docker, markdown support, plugins, templates, themes, wysiwyg editor.
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Features
Integrations & APIs
- Plugin / Extension System
Media & Files
- Markdown Support
- WYSIWYG Editor
Customization & Branding
- Templates
- Themes / Skins
Category
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