Sculpin

Spec sheet

What it does

Sculpin is a PHP static site generator that converts Markdown files, Twig templates, and standard HTML into static HTML sites.Read 10 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Purpose

Sculpin combines Markdown content and Twig templates to generate static HTML websites.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Deployment

Generated production files can be uploaded to a web server, and the deployed site does not use PHP on the server.Read 10 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · sculpin.io

Integrations

The getting-started guide describes deploying generated sites with rsync, GitHub Pages, or Amazon S3, with s3cmd needed for its sample S3 script.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Support

The maker directs users with questions to the Sculpin community, Discord, and Mastodon.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

License

The Sculpin GitHub repository identifies the project as MIT licensed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Maker

The site footer identifies Dragonfly Development; the pages opened did not state its headquarters or founding year.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Content

Source files can include YAML front matter and be formatted with Twig and other formatters.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Content formats

Sculpin ships with Markdown and Textile converters.Read 10 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Content sources

markdownRead 20 Sep 2026 · sculpin.io

Extensibility

Sculpin supports community bundles through a Symfony HttpKernel-based bundle system.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Hosting

Generated static files can be deployed to any web host.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Install

Sculpin can be installed into a Composer-managed project with `composer require sculpin/sculpin`.Read 10 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Installation

Sculpin can be installed as a dependency in a Composer-managed project with `composer require sculpin/sculpin`.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Language

Sculpin is a PHP static site generator and can be extended with PHP.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Local preview

The `generate --watch --server` command watches source files, regenerates the site, and serves it locally.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Local preview server

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · sculpin.io

Production output

Running `sculpin generate --env=prod` creates an `output_prod` directory whose contents can be uploaded to a web server.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Server requirements

Sculpin's documentation says PHP is not used on the server because the generated site consists of static files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Supported languages

PHPRead 20 Sep 2026 · sculpin.io

Templates

Sculpin uses Twig, which the maker describes as an extensible template engine.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Theme support

The documentation describes theme support as experimental and says the theme API may change drastically over time.Read 10 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Use cases

Sculpin can create any type of static website, including blogs.Read 10 Oct 2026 · sculpin.io

Where Specifiction places it

• Static site generators#34 of 357.0