HydePHP is an open-source static site generator that brings the power of the Laravel ecosystem to content-focused websites.
Our story
Spinning up a simple website shouldn't mean fighting your tools. Yet too often, building a blog or a documentation site turns into hours of boilerplate, routing, and configuration before you write a single word of content.
Hyde was born from a simple belief: if you can write Markdown, you should be able to ship a website. Inspired by static site generators like Jekyll, but built for the PHP world, Hyde lets you drop Markdown and Blade files into source folders and compiles them into fast, static HTML — with navigation, sidebars, and metadata generated automatically.
Principles
A few principles guide every decision in the framework.
Your words come first. Write in Markdown or Blade and let Hyde handle the templates, layouts, and HTML.
Sensible defaults mean HydePHP works the moment you install it. Files are discovered automatically — no routing required.
Start with a polished TailwindCSS frontend, then extend and override anything with Blade components when you need to.
Hyde is MIT licensed and built in the open. No paywalls, no lock-in — just a tool you can trust and contribute to.
The team
Hyde was created by Emma De Silva, and is maintained as a community-driven open-source project. It's shaped by everyone who files an issue, opens a pull request, writes documentation, or simply builds something with it and shares the result.
Development happens entirely in the open on GitHub. Whether you've found a bug, have an idea for a feature, or want to help improve the docs, your contributions are genuinely welcome — see the contribution guide to get started.
Get involved
Hyde is more than a tool — it's a growing community of developers who care about a calmer, content-first way to build for the web. Come say hello.
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