Starlight
Astro's documentation theme. Framework-agnostic docs, with Astro's flexibility.
VISIT STARLIGHTQuick facts
- LanguageTypeScript
- CategoryMulti-framework
- LicenseMIT
- Created2023
- GitHub stars7.4k
- Statusactive
Templating: Astro JSX Vue Svelte Markdown MDX
What it is
Starlight is Astro's official documentation theme. Built on Astro, supports any UI framework as components, includes search, i18n, dark mode, and the boring 80% of a docs site out of the box.
Best for
- Framework-agnostic documentation sites
- Open-source library docs where the team is not React-locked
- Multi-language documentation projects
When not to pick it
Skip Starlight if your team is already deep in the React ecosystem and Docusaurus fits — both are excellent choices for docs.
My take
Starlight is the strongest framework-agnostic docs option in 2026. If you do not have a strong reason to be in the React (Docusaurus) or Vue (VitePress) camp, default to Starlight.
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