Assemble

Spec sheet

What it does

The project describes Assemble as a command line tool and developer framework for rapid prototyping and static site generation.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Product

Assemble is a static site generator for Grunt.js, Yeoman and Node.js.Read 7 Oct 2026 · assemble.io

Audience

The README says Assemble is used by developers and teams and gives examples of websites built with it.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · assemble.io

License

The maker’s Grunt Assemble repository says it is released under the MIT license.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Build workflows

The API includes tasks, builds and a watch method that can run tasks when watched files change.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

CMS integration

NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · assemble.io

Community support

The README directs users with questions or suggestions to its Gitter conversation or Twitter account.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Content sources

markdownRead 22 Sep 2026 · assemble.io

Content structure

Its documented view types are partial, layout and renderable, and it supports pages, includes, layouts and pagination.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Created by

The maker says Assemble was created by Jon Schlinkert and Brian Woodward.Read 7 Oct 2026 · assemble.io

Data sources

JSON and YAML data can be used to populate rendered templates.Read 7 Oct 2026 · assemble.io

Extensibility

The project documents support for Gulp and Base plugins and says any Gulp plugin can be used in its pipeline.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Framework compatibility

The project says Assemble can be used with any web framework or CSS/HTML toolkit and can build static or hybrid static/dynamic sites.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Helpers

Assemble’s options documentation says it uses an external library with more than 100 Handlebars helpers.Read 7 Oct 2026 · assemble.io

Incremental builds

NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · assemble.io

Installation

The instructions install Assemble with npm as a project development dependency or globally for command line use.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Installation requirement

The Assemble plugin installation page says it requires Grunt ~0.4.1 and gives `npm install assemble --save-dev` as the install command.Read 7 Oct 2026 · assemble.io

Local preview server

NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · assemble.io

Multilingual support

NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · assemble.io

Page building

Assemble supports layouts, partials, page collections, pagination and permalinks.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plugins

The project documentation describes support for Gulp and Base plugins.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Pricing and security

The opened official site and project README state no prices, trial terms, security certifications or compliance claims.Read 7 Oct 2026 · assemble.io

Project flexibility

The maker says projects can put layouts, pages and partials wherever they want instead of following required folder names.Read 7 Oct 2026 · assemble.io

Supported languages

JavaScript,Node.jsRead 22 Sep 2026 · assemble.io

Template rendering

Assemble supports Handlebars by default and documents using other template engines.Read 7 Oct 2026 · assemble.io

Templates

Assemble supports templates rendered with multiple engines, including Nunjucks, Handlebars and Lodash.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Use cases

Listed uses include landing pages, A/B testing, blogs, style guides, themes, UI components, documentation and e-books.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Website status

The repository README says assemble.io is for the Grunt plugin and that documentation for the latest Assemble was still being updated.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

Every Assemble plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Static site generators#17 of 357.8