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Blades

Blazing fast dead simple static site generator

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Blades is designed to do one job: generate HTML files from provided content using provided templates. It is made for easy setup and use, with a modest scope focused solely on generating sites. It does not include features like transpiling or watching for changes; a dedicated tool like caretaker can be used for that.

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    Covers 1 of 15 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

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    Covers 0 of 15 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

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