# About MkDocs


## What is MkDocs?

MkDocs is a Python tool generates a static site based on content written in *markdown*.

If you are new to markdown, see the [Getting Started](https://www.markdownguide.org/getting-started/) page on the Markdown Guide website.

**Links:**

- [mkdocs.org](https://www.mkdocs.org) homepage
- [mkdocs/mkdocs](https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs) on Github
    > "Project documentation with Markdown."
- [MkDocs Wiki](https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/wiki) on Github, covering themes, plugins, recipes and more.


## Reasons to use MkDocs

- Create an elegant, modern docs site for your project.
- Create a static site and serve from Github Pages easily.
- Low-code solution
    - No need to write HTML or learn templating syntax needed
    - Use your existing markdown files as content.
    - Configure with a simple YAML file.
- Customizable.
    - Add custom HTML if you want.
    - Plugins available.
    - Flexible theme choices.
- Includes search by default.
- Broken links to files (including from your navbar) will be detected at build time and shown as warnings.


## Do I need to know Python?

MkDocs is built in Python (like Sphynx), but you don't have to write Python code. If you setup a [Deploy](deloy) flow right, you don't even have to set it up locally, though then you can't preview.