What is Jekyll?

Framework

Jekyll is a web framework: Static site generator written in Ruby. Tech Stack Detector identifies Jekyll on any website by analysing the generator meta tag.

Jekyll is a web framework (Framework). See websites using Jekyll ↓

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Official sitejekyllrb.com

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How Tech Stack Detector detects Jekyll

Jekyll is matched from these signals during a single, ordinary page request. Each one contributes to the confidence score shown on a scan.

Html MetaJekyll generator meta tag

Websites using Jekyll

No websites in our public index are known to use Jekyll yet. Scan a site above that uses it to be the first. Your result becomes a shareable /site/… page.

Alternatives to Jekyll

Other Framework technologies Tech Stack Detector detects: popular alternatives and related tools, most-detected first.

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Compare Jekyll

Side-by-side comparisons of Jekyll with other Framework technologies.

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Popular technologies

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Frequently asked questions

What is Jekyll?

Jekyll is a web framework: Static site generator written in Ruby. Tech Stack Detector identifies Jekyll on any website by analysing the generator meta tag. Its official website is https://jekyllrb.com.

How can I tell if a website uses Jekyll?

Enter any URL into Tech Stack Detector and it reports whether Jekyll is present, with a confidence score and the exact evidence it matched. Detection is based on the generator meta tag. No login or crawling of the site is required.

What are some alternatives to Jekyll?

Other Framework technologies Tech Stack Detector detects include React, Next.js, Laravel, Astro, Vue.js and Nuxt. You can compare any of them side by side with Jekyll.

Data last updated October 20, 2026 · based on 618 recently scanned websites.