Tool comparison

	MkDocs + Material	Zensical
Author	Martin Donath (squidfunk)	same (Zensical LLC)
Maturity	mature, ~27k★, MIT	0.0.x (0.1.0 -> 2026-11-05)
Plugin ecosystem	hundreds	replacements in progress
Versioning	mike - today	roadmap
Config	mkdocs.yml	reads mkdocs.yml
Content	Markdown	same Markdown
Best for now	publishing today	the forward path

What changes when you switch

graph TD
  S["Standard Markdown + mkdocs.yml"] --> M["mkdocs build"]
  S --> Z["zensical build"]

In practice: nothing in the content, and at most a small mkdocs.yml/CLI adjustment.

Rules that keep it portable

• Standard mkdocs.yml + Material settings only.
• Common Python-Markdown extensions only.
• Minimal third-party plugins.
• Use mike only if you actually need versioned docs.