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Jigsaw

Ch 206.9of 35 Static site generators
  1. 1Runs onself-hosted
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Content sourcesmarkdown
  4. 4Local preview serverYes
  5. 5Supported languagesPHP, Node.js
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Overview

Jigsaw is ranked #20 of 35 in static site generators on Specifiction. It runs on Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

Jigsaw plans and pricing

All plans
Jigsaw Free Static site framework installed via Composer jigsaw.tighten.co · 8 Oct 2026

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Free plan
Yesjigsaw.tighten.co
Content sources
markdownjigsaw.tighten.co
Local preview server
Yesjigsaw.tighten.co
Supported languages
PHP, Node.jsjigsaw.tighten.co

Facts

What it does
Jigsaw is a framework for rapidly building static sites using modern web application tooling.jigsaw.tighten.co · 8 Oct 2026
Blade templates
Jigsaw brings Laravel Blade templating to static sites.jigsaw.tighten.co · 8 Oct 2026
Markdown content
Jigsaw supports creating content-driven pages in Markdown using Blade layouts.jigsaw.tighten.co · 8 Oct 2026
Asset compilation
Jigsaw supports compiling CSS and JavaScript assets with Vite.jigsaw.tighten.co · 8 Oct 2026
Collections
Collections let users group related pages and add features such as menus, pagination, categories, and tags.jigsaw.tighten.co · 8 Oct 2026
Remote collections
The documentation lists remote collections as a Jigsaw feature.jigsaw.tighten.co · 8 Oct 2026
Install requirements
Using Jigsaw requires PHP 8.2 or later and Composer, with Node.js and NPM optional for Vite asset compilation.jigsaw.tighten.co · 8 Oct 2026
Starter templates
Jigsaw offers built-in starter templates for blogs and open source documentation sites, and supports third-party templates.jigsaw.tighten.co · 8 Oct 2026
Deployment
The documentation describes deploying Jigsaw sites to GitHub Pages, Netlify, Amazon S3, Kinsta Application Hosting, or an existing server.jigsaw.tighten.co · 8 Oct 2026
Output
Jigsaw sites are static HTML and JavaScript, and the build output directory can be configured.jigsaw.tighten.co · 8 Oct 2026
License
The project repository identifies its license as MIT.github.com · 8 Oct 2026
Support
The Jigsaw site links to Tighten for contact and to GitHub for issues and feature requests.jigsaw.tighten.co · 8 Oct 2026
Intended users
Jigsaw is presented for developers who want to build static sites with Laravel Blade and familiar application tooling.jigsaw.tighten.co · 8 Oct 2026

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