plain

What plain is

plain turns Markdown and JSON files in a Git repository into a static website, with a browser admin for people who would rather not work directly with Git. The admin edits Markdown with live preview, media uploads, drafts, version history, and optional AI writing suggestions. Saving changes creates a commit, and earlier versions can be restored. Published pages are HTML and CSS, so visitors do not need JavaScript to read them. The static output can be hosted wherever static files are served, without running a server or database. Content remains in Markdown files, with settings stored in JSON. The admin uses a GitHub access token scoped to the site repository; the project says the token stays in the browser except when sent to api.github.com. Optional writing help requires a user-provided Anthropic API key, which stays in the browser and is sent to Anthropic. Each build publishes read-only JSON files that scripts and apps can access without keys or rate limits. The project also includes fifteen starter themes, importers for Jekyll, VuePress, and Joomla, and optional plugins. plain is open source and free, and is listed for web, API, and self-hosted use.