Roots is a CoffeeScript-based toolkit designed to speed up front-end and static site development. It functions as a fast, flexible static site generator but also offers MV* integration with frameworks like Backbone or Angular. Roots comes with extensible pipelines, asset compilation, template engines (Jade, etc.), live reloading, server integration, and plugin support. Widely used in production, it's maintained actively and is MIT-licensed.

Features

  • Static site generation with CoffeeScript pipelines
  • Support for client-side frameworks (Backbone, Angular)
  • Extensible via plugins for assets, templates, servers
  • Built-in live reload and development server
  • Template engine support (Jade, etc.)
  • MIT-licensed and actively supported

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Site Management

License

MIT License

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Operating Systems

Linux, Mac, Windows

Programming Language

CoffeeScript

Related Categories

CoffeeScript Site Management Software

Registered

2025-07-09