# Navigation & page building 29 projects, most used and most active first. 3 of them build on MkDocs NG in the weekly [compatibility test](https://github.com/mkdocs-ng/mkdocs/actions/workflows/compat.yml). Data from 2026-11-01. ## encryptcontent A MkDocs plugin that encrypt/decrypt markdown content with AES. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-encryptcontent-plugin` - **Plugin:** `encryptcontent` - :lucide-badge-check: **Builds on MkDocs NG** in the [weekly compatibility test](https://github.com/mkdocs-ng/mkdocs/actions/workflows/compat.yml) - :lucide-star: 176 · :lucide-download: 11k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-05-17 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/unverbuggt/mkdocs-encryptcontent-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-encryptcontent-plugin/) ## literate-nav MkDocs plugin to specify the navigation in Markdown instead of YAML. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-literate-nav` - **Plugin:** `literate-nav` - :lucide-badge-check: **Builds on MkDocs NG** in the [weekly compatibility test](https://github.com/mkdocs-ng/mkdocs/actions/workflows/compat.yml) - :lucide-star: 103 · :lucide-download: 766k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-04-17 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/oprypin/mkdocs-literate-nav) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-literate-nav/) ## awesome-nav A plugin for customizing the navigation structure of your MkDocs site. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-awesome-nav` - **Plugin:** `awesome-nav` - :lucide-badge-check: **Builds on MkDocs NG** in the [weekly compatibility test](https://github.com/mkdocs-ng/mkdocs/actions/workflows/compat.yml) - :lucide-star: 627 · :lucide-download: 562k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-04-10 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/lukasgeiter/mkdocs-awesome-nav) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-awesome-nav/) ## mkdocs-simple-hooks Define your own hooks for mkdocs, without having to create a new package. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-simple-hooks` - **Plugin:** `mkdocs-simple-hooks` - :lucide-star: 68 · :lucide-download: 50k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2023-11-14 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/aklajnert/mkdocs-simple-hooks) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-simple-hooks/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2023-11-14. Check that it still fits your setup. ## exclude A mkdocs plugin that lets you exclude files or trees from your output. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-exclude` - **Plugin:** `exclude` - :lucide-star: 96 · :lucide-download: 253k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2019-02-20 · :lucide-scale: Apache-2.0 - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/apenwarr/mkdocs-exclude) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-exclude/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2019-02-20. Check that it still fits your setup. ## Publisher for MkDocs - meta Automatic navigation based on files metadata with URL name and publication status control. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-publisher` - **Plugin:** `pub-meta` - :lucide-star: 130 · :lucide-download: 4.2k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2025-11-26 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/mkdocs-publisher/mkdocs-publisher) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-publisher/) ## section-index MkDocs plugin to allow clickable sections that lead to an index page. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-section-index` - **Plugin:** `section-index` - :lucide-star: 97 · :lucide-download: 807k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-04-17 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/oprypin/mkdocs-section-index) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-section-index/) ## mkdocs-gallery Same features as sphinx-gallery (https://sphinx-gallery.github.io/) but on mkdocs (https://www.mkdocs.org/) (no sphinx.. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-gallery` - **Plugin:** `gallery` - :lucide-star: 51 · :lucide-download: 3.6k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2024-09-30 · :lucide-scale: BSD-3-Clause - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/smarie/mkdocs-gallery) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-gallery/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2024-09-30. Check that it still fits your setup. ## mkdocs-nav-weight A simple mkdocs plugin, enables to organize Navigation in a more markdownic way. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-nav-weight` - **Plugin:** `mkdocs-nav-weight` - :lucide-star: 14 · :lucide-download: 36k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2025-09-09 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/shu307/mkdocs-nav-weight) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-nav-weight/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2025-09-09. Check that it still fits your setup. ## mkdocs-pagetree-plugin MkDocs plugin that allows you to display the page tree. Like `sitemap.xml`, but for humans. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-pagetree-plugin` - **Plugin:** `pagetree` - :lucide-star: 12 · :lucide-download: 3.2k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2025-11-02 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/tombreit/mkdocs-pagetree-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-pagetree-plugin/) ## mkdocs-live-edit-plugin An MkDocs plugin that allows editing pages directly from the browser. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-live-edit-plugin` - **Plugin:** `live-edit` - :lucide-star: 37 · :lucide-download: 533/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-04-09 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/EddyLuten/mkdocs-live-edit-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-live-edit-plugin/) ## file-filter A MkDocs plugin that lets you exclude/include docs files using globs, regexes, gitignore-style file and.. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-file-filter-plugin` - **Plugin:** `file-filter` - :lucide-star: 10 · :lucide-download: 3.5k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2024-07-19 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/DariuszPorowski/mkdocs-file-filter-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-file-filter-plugin/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2024-07-19. Check that it still fits your setup. ## mkdocs-categories-plugin An MkDocs plugin allowing for categorization of wiki pages. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-categories-plugin` - **Plugin:** `categories` - :lucide-star: 16 · :lucide-download: 1.1k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-04-09 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/EddyLuten/mkdocs-categories-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-categories-plugin/) ## MkRefs MkDocs plugin to generate semantic reference Markdown pages from a knowledge graph. - **Install:** `pip install mkrefs` - **Plugin:** `mkrefs` - :lucide-star: 41 · :lucide-download: 71/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2023-08-31 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/DerwenAI/mkrefs) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkrefs/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2023-08-31. Check that it still fits your setup. ## mkdocs-breadcrumbs-plugin Location-based breadcrumbs navigation. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-breadcrumbs-plugin` - **Plugin:** `mkdocs-breadcrumbs-plugin` - :lucide-star: 7 · :lucide-download: 1.6k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2025-04-18 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/mihaigalos/mkdocs-breadcrumbs-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-breadcrumbs-plugin/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2025-04-18. Check that it still fits your setup. ## include directory to navigation Simple MKDocs plugin than permit to fetch and replace directory in navigation. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-include-dir-to-nav` - **Plugin:** `include_dir_to_nav` - :lucide-star: 31 · :lucide-download: 33k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2022-03-01 - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/mysiki/mkdocs_include_dir_to_nav) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-include-dir-to-nav/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2022-03-01. Check that it still fits your setup. ## toc-sidebar An MkDocs plugin that allows users to add additional content to the ToC sidebar using the Material theme. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-toc-sidebar-plugin` - **Plugin:** `toc-sidebar` - :lucide-star: 4 · :lucide-download: 782/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2020-01-11 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/zachhannum/mkdocs-toc-sidebar-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-toc-sidebar-plugin/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2020-01-11. Check that it still fits your setup. ## mkdocs-nav-enhancements WIP plugin for working with titles of pages in MkDocs. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-nav-enhancements` - **Plugin:** `mkdocs-nav-enhancements` - :lucide-star: 3 · :lucide-download: 4.7k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2019-07-24 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/Rylon/mkdocs-nav-enhancements) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-nav-enhancements/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2019-07-24. Check that it still fits your setup. ## vim-md-tags An MkDocs plugin that creates a vim tag file of all markdown files. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-vim-md-tags-plugin` - **Plugin:** `vim-md-tags` - :lucide-star: 6 · :lucide-download: 56/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2020-05-08 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/zachhannum/mkdocs-vim-md-tags-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-vim-md-tags-plugin/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2020-05-08. Check that it still fits your setup. ## authors MkDocs plugin to display authors dynamically on a template using an .authors.yml file. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-authors-plugin` - **Plugin:** `authors` - :lucide-star: 2 · :lucide-download: 50/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2025-08-05 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/thomaszwagerman/mkdocs-authors-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-authors-plugin/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2025-08-05. Check that it still fits your setup. ## schema-reader A mkdocs plugin that scans specified directories and files for JSON Schema files, converts them to markdown and builds.. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-schema-reader` - **Plugin:** `schema_reader` - :lucide-star: 7 · :lucide-download: 1.4k/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2021-06-23 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/magicaljellybeans/mkdocs_schema_reader) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-schema-reader/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2021-06-23. Check that it still fits your setup. ## awesome-list MkDocs Plugin to inject social media cards for each entry in an awesome-list. - **Plugin:** `awesome-list` - :lucide-star: 5 · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-10-03 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/carlosperate/mkdocs-awesome-list-plugin) ## mkdocs-title-casing-plugin A lightweight mkdocs plugin to add title casing to all mkdocs pages and sections. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-title-casing-plugin` - **Plugin:** `title-casing` - :lucide-star: 2 · :lucide-download: 283/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2023-09-02 · :lucide-scale: GPL-3.0 - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/mattchristopher314/mkdocs-title-casing-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-title-casing-plugin/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2023-09-02. Check that it still fits your setup. ## SWAN Gallery MkDocs plugin to generate a SWAN Gallery. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-swangallery` - **Plugin:** `swangallery` - :lucide-star: 1 · :lucide-download: 39/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-01-23 · :lucide-scale: AGPL-3.0 - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/swan-cern/mkdocs-swangallery) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-swangallery/) ## mkdocs-navsorted-plugin mkdocs plugin to get nav sorted without yml directives. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-navsorted-plugin` - **Plugin:** `navsorted` - :lucide-download: 192/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2025-05-24 · :lucide-scale: BSD-3-Clause - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/idlesign/mkdocs-navsorted-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-navsorted-plugin/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2025-05-24. Check that it still fits your setup. ## select-files Filter pages for assignments. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-select-files` - **Plugin:** `select-files` - :lucide-download: 47/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2019-09-05 · :lucide-scale: Apache-2.0 - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/supcik/mkdocs-select-files) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-select-files/) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2019-09-05. Check that it still fits your setup. ## MkDocs Remove Sections Plugin Remove sections with specific titles from your MkDocs pages. - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-remove-sections-plugin` - **Plugin:** `remove_sections` - :lucide-star: 1 · :lucide-download: 30/month · :lucide-clock: last commit 2026-05-31 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/six-two/mkdocs-remove-sections-plugin) · [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-remove-sections-plugin/) ## pagenav-generator Little something to automatically generate a Navigation within a page itself. Depends on Awesome-pages. - **Plugin:** `pagenav-generator` - :lucide-star: 4 · :lucide-clock: last commit 2022-04-17 · :lucide-scale: MIT - [:brand-github: GitHub](https://github.com/Andre601/mkdocs-pagenav-generator) > [!WARNING] > No commits since 2022-04-17. Check that it still fits your setup. ## mkdocs-pug - **Install:** `pip install mkdocs-pug` - :lucide-download: 8/month - [:brand-pypi: PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mkdocs-pug/)