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Quarto

Scientific publishing SSG. Markdown + Pandoc + Jupyter / R / Observable. Posit's tool.

VISIT QUARTO

Quick facts

  • LanguageJavaScript
  • CategoryPython
  • LicenseMIT
  • Created2022
  • GitHub stars4.6k
  • Statusactive

Templating: Pandoc Markdown Jupyter RMarkdown

What it is

Quarto is Posit's scientific and technical publishing system. Markdown + Pandoc + executable code blocks (Python, R, Julia, Observable). Replaces RMarkdown, Bookdown, blogdown, and Fastpages.

Best for

  • Scientific blogs and books
  • Research documentation with executable code
  • Reports that mix prose with computation

When not to pick it

Skip Quarto for marketing or general content sites. The science-publishing opinions get in the way.

My take

For research and scientific publishing, Quarto is the strongest option. For general content sites, look elsewhere.

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