Minimalist CMS · Native to the Mac
A simpler way to publish.
Write in a native Mac app. Preview as you go. Publish a small, fast website you own—without a database or hosted CMS account.
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FeaturesMinimalist CMS gives independent publishers the useful parts of a modern content system without turning the website into a software project. Everyt...
How it worksMinimalist CMS keeps the path from idea to public website short enough to understand.
Create a site
Start a portable project folder on your Mac. ...
PublishingA publishing tool should make going live feel deliberate, dependable, and pleasantly uneventful. Minimalist CMS offers three paths without changing...
Mac appMinimalist CMS is becoming a native Mac app for people who care about writing, ownership, and an exceptionally fast public web. The app is in activ...
AboutMinimalist CMS is an argument for a simpler relationship with the web: publishing tools can be capable without making every website complicated.
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All postsHigh Performance Sites
Website performance is often treated as a repair job: launch first, then spend months removing the weight that accumulated along the way. Minimalis...
Full Local Control
A website should not become inaccessible because a subscription ends, a service changes direction, or a plugin stack can no longer be maintained. ...
Publish via Github or SFTP
The newest Minimalist CMS publishing path connects a site to a GitHub repository. It is intentionally smaller than a general Git client and more us...