Decap CMS

Decap CMS (formerly Netlify CMS, renamed in 2023) is a content management system for static site generators that stores content as files directly in a Git repository, rather than in a database. It ships as a single-page app that you add to the /admin path of your site; a YAML configuration file describes your content model, and once a user authenticates, they can create and edit content through a clean UI - changes are committed to your Git repository like any other file change.

It can be installed two ways: as a single HTML file plus a config file for the simplest setup, or as an npm package for projects that want it integrated into their build. Because content lives in Git, it naturally fits static-site workflows where the site itself is already built from a Git repository and deployed on every push.

Decap CMS is a fit for teams running a static site generator who want a lightweight, git-native way for non-technical editors to manage content, without standing up a separate database-backed CMS.