Fonderie
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Fonderie, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Fonderie's own pricing page, checked 23 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Local CMS · Static HTML output · Windows, Mac, and Linux · Open source under the MIT license · Free forever |
| Managed hosted | €12 a year | Managed hosting · Publishing handled by Fonderie · Maintenance handled by Fonderie · €12/year |
| Fonderie | Free | No subscription · No feature upgrades · Free forever |
| Managed Fonderie site | €12 a year | One fully managed site · Hosting, publishing, and maintenance included · €12/year |
The facts
Each one read from Fonderie's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Collaboration limit
- The maker says Fonderie runs on one computer at a time and does not support simultaneous editing by multiple people.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Content editor
- It includes a Markdown editor with live preview and full HTML support.checked 11 Oct 2026
- E-commerce limit
- Fonderie has no built-in shop; the maker suggests embedding an external shop such as Shoprocket, Gumroad, or Stripe.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Editorial workflows
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Hosting
- Sites can be published to any web host or hosted on GitHub Pages, Cloudflare Pages, or Netlify.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Third-party embed examples include Tally, HubSpot, Typeform, Mailchimp, Stripe, Plausible, and YouTube.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The site names bloggers, portfolio owners, artists, small businesses, freelancers, nonprofits, and educators among its intended users.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Media library
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Offline use
- The CMS works offline for writing and building, and the maker says content stays on the user's computer.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Portability
- Posts and pages are stored as plain Markdown files, and the product includes site export as a zip.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- It publishes to web hosts via FTP or SFTP and uploads only changed files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says the published site uses static files with no database or server-side code.checked 11 Oct 2026
- SEO tools
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Site limit
- The maker says one installation can manage multiple sites with no limit on their number.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support and coding
- The maker says users do not need coding knowledge, and publishing requires FTP credentials from their hosting provider.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Themes and design
- It includes five customizable themes and controls for fonts, colours, and spacing.checked 11 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Fonderie is a free local CMS that turns writing into a static website.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The maker identifies Aurélien Fauconnier as the creator and says the first Fonderie-built website was published on 10 March 2026.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform type
- hybridchecked 23 Sep 2026
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