Prose

Spec sheet

Purpose

Prose is a web-based interface for managing website content on GitHub.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support

The project says it does not offer support and directs users to file technical problems as GitHub issues.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Headquarters

Washington, DCRead 28 Sep 2026 · prose.io

Maker

Prose was created and maintained by Development Seed, described as a creative data visualization and mapping team based in Washington, DC.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Configuration

Repositories can be configured using metadata in a Jekyll site's _config.yml file or a separate prose.yml file.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Editing

Users can create, edit, and delete files, then save changes directly to GitHub.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

GitHub Pages

The project describes hosting a website on GitHub Pages for free.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Hosting

Prose is available as a hosted service, and its source code can be downloaded and hosted on your own server.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Jekyll features

For Jekyll posts, Prose provides syntax highlighting, a formatting toolbar, and draft previews in the site's full layout.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Jekyll support

Prose has advanced support for Jekyll sites and Markdown content.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Maintainers

The project says it is looking for new maintainers and is maintained by the community.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Maintenance

The repository says the Prose project is currently looking for new maintainers.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Open source

Prose is an open source project, and its repository is published under the BSD-3-Clause license.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Open source license

The GitHub repository lists a BSD-3-Clause license.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Publishing

The project describes hosting websites on GitHub Pages or using a GitHub webhook server.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Self-hosting

Prose is hosted at Prose.io and can also be used on a user's own server.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Webhook hosting

The project says users can set up their own GitHub webhook server.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Git-Based CMS#23 of 236.7