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Your Markdown, Published Your Way: Open-Source Docsify & Grav Projects

Hello there, here are some open-source tools for turning Markdown into websites 👋🏼

Recent Highlights

Docsify-This v2 (built with Docsify v5)
🔗 docsify-this.net
🏆 Open Infrastructure Finalist, 2024 Open Education Awards for Excellence

Grav Helios Course Hub
🔗 Demo · 📦 GitHub repository · ⬇️ Download
Requires PHP Web server and Grav Premium Helios Theme

Grav Helios Open Reader
🔗 Demo · 📦 GitHub repository · ⬇️ Download
Requires PHP Web server and Grav Premium Helios Theme

Free Conversion Tools New
🔗 Docsify Cartridge Converter · Grav Helios Cartridge Converter · Pressbooks Converter
Import an existing Canvas, Moodle, or Brightspace course into Docsify or Grav Helios Course Hub, or a Pressbooks book into Grav Helios Open Reader

2026 Grav Skeleton Refresh
🔗 Grav Open Course Hub · Grav Open MultiCourse Hub · Grav Learn2 with Git Sync
Accessibility improvements and a new Dark Mode option for Open Course Hub and Open MultiCourse Hub; an updated visual style for Learn2 with Git Sync

Git Page Link Plugin
🔗 Demo · 📦 GitHub repository · ⬇️ Download
Connects Grav pages to their content Git repository with almost any theme – for open authoring and OER workflows

HibbittsDesign.org creates open-source software that turns Markdown into modern, self-managed websites for educators, digital publishers, and content creators, and supports the wider Markdown publishing community – built on over 25 years of experience in software interaction design, UX consulting, and higher education.

Built with a focus on outcomes over features, these projects strive to be both enjoyable and valuable.

All projects share a common foundation: open, portable, and constraint-free Markdown files. Start simple with the no-signup Docsify-This web app, self-host and customize further with the Docsify Starter Kits, or go further still with a full, database-free CMS via the Grav Open Source Projects (free) or the Grav Premium Helios Ecosystem (premium theme). Easy to start with, easy to switch between, and easy to leave if your needs change.

See what educators and users are saying about these projects.

Read more about HibbittsDesign.org projects, additional services, and more

What’s happening these days?

💻 Docsify Projects (docsify.js.org)

A documentation-style platform for Markdown publishing that requires no Web server or build process, making it accessible to a broader audience.

Docsify Web App

Docsify Starter Kits

🛠 Grav CMS Projects (getgrav.org)

A highly customizable Markdown publishing platform, powered by the versatile Twig template language. For digitally-savvy users comfortable with web hosting and the basics of GitHub.

Grav Skeleton Packages

Grav Helios Course Hub and Grav Helios Open Reader are the premium counterparts to the free Grav skeleton projects below, built on the paid Grav Premium Helios theme. Grav Helios Course Hub · Grav Helios Open Reader

Grav Plugins

  • Git Page Link – connects Grav pages to their content Git repository for open authoring and OER workflows

🛟 Online Course Design

To help teams and individual educators create better online experiences for their students, the Canvas LMS site for my most recent highly successful offering of SFU CMPT-363 User Interface Design (which was redesigned as an online and more scalable variation of the traditional 3rd-year face-to-face course) remains public. The source content for this course, along with the previous two offerings, is also available at the CMPT-363 Hub Standalone site built with the Docsify Open MultiCourse Starter Kit, as well as an earlier Grav CMS course hub.

🙏🏼 Open Source Contributions

I also support several related open-source projects, including Mastodon, Docsify, Docsify-Themeable and Grav CMS.

☕️ Informational Meetups

Having benefited from informational interviews early in my career, I welcome similar requests for coffee meetups in #YVR when my extensive experience in higher education instruction, the craft of interaction design, and professional consulting practices can be of value.

🌱 Always learning, always designing, always building

GitHub Streak

Additional services provided

While all my open-source tools are freely available for anyone to use and benefit from, I also offer professional services for teams or organizations seeking personalized support. Drawing on experience from over 140 software projects spanning 25 years of professional consulting, these services help create better outcomes and experiences with open content publishing. See the Services page for details, or Contact me or send a note to paul@hibbittsdesign.org.

Supporting my projects

  • Star one or more of my projects on GitHub⭐️
  • Help spread the word about my projects on social media📢

Interested in financially supporting my open source work? I’d be honoured if you pledge the same funds to another open source project of your choice.

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  1. docsify-open-course-starter-kit docsify-open-course-starter-kit Public template

    A ready-to-use template to create a Docsify Markdown-based open course website. Global navigation elements can be hidden for seamlessly embedding pages (i.e. into an LMS). Includes an optional "Edi…

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  2. docsify-open-publishing-starter-kit docsify-open-publishing-starter-kit Public template

    A ready-to-use template to create a Docsify Markdown-based article, tutorial, portfolio or documentation website. Global navigation elements can be hidden for seamlessly embedding pages into other …

    61 32

  3. grav-skeleton-helios-course-hub grav-skeleton-helios-course-hub Public

    A single or multiple course hub skeleton for the Grav Premium Theme Helios. Includes example course hub content, Helios Course Hub plugin and Admin panel.

    6 1

  4. grav-skeleton-helios-open-reader grav-skeleton-helios-open-reader Public

    A web-first open reader skeleton for the Grav Premium Helios theme. Includes example reader guide content, Helios Open Reader plugin, and Admin panel.

  5. docsify-this docsify-this Public

    Turn your Markdown files into shareable web pages, embeddable content, and presentation-friendly displays instantly with Docsify-This. Finalist in the Open Infrastructure category for the 2024 Open…

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  6. grav-skeleton-course-hub grav-skeleton-course-hub Public

    Open Course Hub uses a customized version of the Bootstrap4 theme to support a collaborative and version-controlled workflow using Markdown and Git Sync. Includes example single course hub content …

    CSS 47 12

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  • @jhildenbiddle

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