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Eleventy LibDoc is an accessible, performance-focused Eleventy starter for building documentation sites with search, dark mode, and sandboxes.
Eleventy LibDoc is an open-source Eleventy starter template for building responsive, content-focused documentation websites with accessible, low-dependency, vanilla-JS components.
Eleventy LibDoc is a starter project for the Eleventy static site generator (11ty) that turns Markdown content and a configuration file into a static HTML documentation site. It includes self-made vanilla JavaScript components for search, navigation, table of contents, code highlighting, sandboxes, and an Atom feed for blog content. The project is hosted on GitHub under the ita-design-system organization and is actively developed; it has not yet reached v1.0.0, so full backward compatibility is not guaranteed between releases.
.eleventy.js configuration and npm scripts for building and serving.The getting-started workflow is straightforward: clone or fork the repository from GitHub, run npm install, edit settings.json to enter your own configuration, then build with npx @11ty/eleventy --serve for local development or npx @11ty/eleventy for a production build. The starter includes _data, _includes, and core folders that you can customize.
Yes, Eleventy LibDoc is an open-source starter template on GitHub, so you can clone, modify, and deploy it at no cost to any static hosting service.
Yes, it includes a fallback that keeps essential features accessible when JavaScript is disabled, though some enhancements like fuzzy search and the floating TOC require JS.
The project is under active development and has not yet reached v1.0.0. Until then, full backward compatibility is not guaranteed and features are subject to change; the current version is visible at the bottom of each page.
It is content-focused and supports standard Eleventy content such as Markdown pages and blog posts. You can add custom front matter settings for each page, and the documentation covers configuration, SEO, primary navigation, and more.
No, it uses low front-end dependencies and vanilla JavaScript components; there is no mention of a specific CSS framework in the starter, keeping the footprint small.
