Slate

aid: slate
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/slate/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: slate:slate
  name: Slate
  tags:
  - API Documentation
  - Documentation
  - Markdown
  - Static Site Generator
  humanURL: https://github.com/slatedocs/slate
  properties:
  - url: https://github.com/slatedocs/slate
    type: GitHub
  - url: https://slatedocs.github.io/slate/
    type: LiveDemo
  - url: https://hub.docker.com/r/slatedocs/slate
    type: Docker
  - url: json-schema/slate-frontmatter-schema.json
    type: JSONSchema
  - url: json-ld/slate-context.jsonld
    type: JSONLD
  - url: json-structure/slate-frontmatter-structure.json
    type: JSONStructure
  - url: examples/slate-frontmatter-example.json
    type: Examples
  - url: vocabulary/slate-vocabulary.yml
    type: Vocabulary
  description: Slate is an open-source static site generator for creating beautiful, three-panel API documentation from Markdown
    files. Originally created by Robert Lord in 2013 at TripIt and later maintained by the slatedocs organization, Slate is
    built on Ruby and the Middleman static site framework. It renders documentation with a navigation sidebar on the left,
    API descriptions in the center panel, and code samples in the right panel.
name: Slate
tags:
- API Documentation
- Developer Tools
- Documentation
- Markdown
- Ruby
- Static Site Generator
- Three-Panel
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2026-03-18'
modified: '2026-05-02'
position: Consumer
segments:
- Documentation
- Developer Tools
description: Slate is an open-source tool for creating beautiful, three-panel API documentation from Markdown. Built on Ruby
  and Middleman, Slate renders a left-side navigation menu, a center documentation panel, and a right-side code sample panel.
  It supports multiple language tabs, full-text search, GitHub Pages deployment, and over 100 syntax-highlighted languages.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/slate-magazine
- name: Slate GitHub Repository
  description: 'null'
  url: https://github.com/slatedocs/slate
  type: GitHub
- name: Slate Live Demo
  description: 'null'
  url: https://slatedocs.github.io/slate/
  type: LiveDemo
- name: Slate Docker Image
  description: 'null'
  url: https://hub.docker.com/r/slatedocs/slate
  type: Docker
- name: Slate Getting Started Wiki
  description: 'null'
  url: https://github.com/slatedocs/slate/wiki#getting-started
  type: GettingStarted
- name: Slate Using Natively
  description: 'null'
  url: https://github.com/slatedocs/slate/wiki/Using-Slate-Natively
  type: Documentation
- name: Slate Using Docker
  description: 'null'
  url: https://github.com/slatedocs/slate/wiki/Using-Slate-in-Docker
  type: Documentation
- name: Slate Using Vagrant
  description: 'null'
  url: https://github.com/slatedocs/slate/wiki/Using-Slate-in-Vagrant
  type: Documentation
- name: Slate in the Wild
  description: 'null'
  url: https://github.com/slatedocs/slate/wiki/Slate-in-the-Wild
  type: Customers
- name: Rouge Supported Languages
  description: 'null'
  url: https://github.com/rouge-ruby/rouge/wiki/List-of-supported-languages-and-lexers
  type: Reference
- name: Slate npm Package (slate-tools)
  description: 'null'
  url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/slate-tools
  type: npm
- name: Slate License (Apache 2.0)
  description: 'null'
  url: https://github.com/slatedocs/slate/blob/main/LICENSE
  type: License
- name: Slate Discussions
  description: 'null'
  url: https://github.com/slatedocs/slate/discussions
  type: Forums
- name: Slate Changelog
  description: 'null'
  url: https://github.com/slatedocs/slate/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
  type: ChangeLog
- name: Slate Frontmatter JSON Schema
  description: JSON Schema for Slate frontmatter configuration
  url: json-schema/slate-frontmatter-schema.json
  type: JSONSchema
- name: Slate JSON-LD Context
  description: JSON-LD context for Slate documentation entities
  url: json-ld/slate-context.jsonld
  type: JSONLD
- name: Slate Frontmatter Structure
  description: JSON Structure for Slate frontmatter fields
  url: json-structure/slate-frontmatter-structure.json
  type: JSONStructure
- name: Slate Frontmatter Example
  description: Example frontmatter configuration
  url: examples/slate-frontmatter-example.json
  type: Examples
- name: Slate Vocabulary
  description: Domain vocabulary for Slate documentation concepts
  url: vocabulary/slate-vocabulary.yml
  type: Vocabulary