nift ☆

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Description:
Cross-platform open source framework for managing and generating websites

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: static-site-generator web-development ssg website-builder cli

Install: brew install nift

About:
Nift is a fast, open-source static site generator that simplifies website creation and management. It provides a powerful templating system and asset pipeline to generate optimized static files. Its cross-platform nature and ease of use make it ideal for developers seeking a lightweight alternative to complex CMS solutions.

Key Features:

Fast static site generation
Cross-platform CLI support
Built-in asset pipeline
Flexible templating system
Local development server

Use Cases:

Building personal blogs and portfolios
Creating documentation sites
Developing marketing landing pages

Alternatives:

Hugo – Hugo is significantly faster for large sites but uses Go templates
Jekyll – Jekyll has a larger ecosystem but requires Ruby and is slower
Gatsby – Gatsby is React-based with more complex configuration and build times

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 17, 2025 12:09am		0	VERSION_BUMP	81a13b11