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24 alternatives to Flat File CMS Systems

List of flat file CMS written in different technologies

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Flat File CMS Systems launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Mac CLi▲226

   OS X command line tools for developers

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Kirby▲74

   File-based CMS

   2014 · getkirby.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   devtooly▲207

   Directory of tools organized by category for frontend devs

   2022 · logntrack.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   FlatPhile▲3

   A curated List of Open-Source flat-file CMS

   2015 · flatphile.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Automad▲6

   Flat file CMS written in PHP

   2016 · automad.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Pages CMS – A CMS for GitHub▲351

   In a nutshell: 1. You log in with your GitHub account. 2. You select the GitHub repo where your site/app is at (whether it's Next.js, 11ty, Hugo, Nuxt... as long as you're using flat files for content). 3. You add a single config file to your repo to define the content types and other settings (e.g. media folder). 4. Congrats: you now have a user friendly CMS to manage content + media BUT all changes are still tracked like regular commits (under your account) on GitHub. I started using Jekyll around 2009 and over the course of the past 10+ years, I've helped build major sites and tiny…

   2024 · pagescms.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Confs.tech▲188

   Open source list of tech conferences: JS / Ruby / Data etc.

   2018 · confs.tech · its alternatives →

8. 8
   A to Z CSS▲163

   CSS screencasts for designers & developers

   2015 · atozcss.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Stack File▲145

   Beautiful automated tech stack docs for your GitHub repos

   2023 · stackshare.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    TaskPaper 3▲122

    Plain text to-do lists for Mac

    2016 · taskpaper.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tiny Reminder▲190

    Collect content & files from busy clients

    2017 · tinyreminder.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Surreal CMS▲73

    A hosted CMS for web designers

    2014 · surrealcms.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    DevTools Tips▲112

    Curated list of Chrome DevTools tips and tricks

    2014 · devtoolstips.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    RawGit▲88

    Use .css, .js and other files directly from GitHub

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Tasks.txt▲147

    Plain text task manager for macOS

    Jul 2026 · taskstxt.app · its alternatives →

16. 16
    State.of.dev▲135

    Visualizing the current state of development

    2017 · dataviewer.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Chrome Commands▲105

    Do more with Chrome using commands

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    TechCrunch CLI▲113

    A command line Interface for reading TechCrunch articles

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tools4CSS▲64

    Tools to help developers build interfaces modern quickly

    2022 · tools4css.vercel.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Todo▲95

    A simple command line todo list manager

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    git:logs▲176

    The definitive list of open source resources on Github

    2016 · franksohakune.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Pico▲125

    A stupidly simple and blazing fast, flat file CMS

    2014 · picocms.org · its alternatives →

24. 24
    CLI for Toptal Developer Blogs▲73

    Command line interface to read developer and designer blogs

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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