Welcome to Unmint

Welcome to Unmint — a beautiful, customizable documentation system built with Next.js, Fumadocs, and more (see Built With below).

Quick Start

Get up and running with Unmint in under 5 minutes.

Components

Explore all the MDX components available out of the box.

Theming

Customize colors, fonts, and branding to match your project.

Deployment

Deploy your docs to Vercel, Netlify, or any static host.

What is Unmint?

Unmint is a free and open-source alternative to paid documentation platforms like Mintlify. It provides:

Beautiful out-of-the-box styling that looks professional without customization
Full MDX support with pre-built components (cards, callouts, tabs, steps, etc.)
Built-in search powered by Fumadocs
Dynamic OG images generated automatically for social sharing
Dark mode with seamless theme switching
Easy customization through a simple theme configuration file

Tip

Unmint is designed to be forked and customized. All the code is yours to modify.

Why Unmint?

Feature	Unmint	Typical SaaS
Cost	Free	$50-500/mo
Customization	Full control	Limited
Data ownership	100% yours	Hosted
Self-hosted	Yes	No
Open source	Yes	No

Getting Started

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/gregce/unmint.git my-docs

# Install dependencies
cd my-docs
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

Then open http://localhost:3000 to see your docs.

Built With

Unmint is built on top of excellent open-source projects:

Fumadocs

The documentation framework powering search, MDX processing, and content management.

Next.js

The React framework for production-grade web applications.

Tailwind CSS

A utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development.

Shiki

Beautiful syntax highlighting powered by the same engine as VS Code.

next-themes

Perfect dark mode with zero flash and system preference detection.

React

The library for building user interfaces.

Note

Unmint is fully open source under the MIT license. Feel free to use it for personal or commercial projects.