observablehq/notebook-kit

A command-line tool for building static sites from Observable Notebooks

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i believe they're referring to the observable desktop[0] macos app, a gui client for notebook kit[1]. the cli works great, fwiw! [0]: https://observablehq.com/notebook-kit/kit) [1]: https://observablehq.com/notebook-kit/desktop on Observable Notebooks Data Loaders	0	Sep 14, 2025
Observable Notebooks Data Loaders	79	Sep 10, 2025
Part of it is open source (The part I care about) Observable Notebook Kit \| Observable https://observablehq.com/notebook-kit/kit on Observable Notebooks 2.0 Technology Preview	0	Jul 30, 2025
Observable Notebooks 2.0 Technology Preview	235	Jul 29, 2025

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Observable Notebook Kit

Observable Notebook Kit is an open-source command-line tool for building static sites from Observable Notebooks based on an open file format. Notebook Kit also includes a Vite plugin and a low-level JavaScript interface for deep integration of Observable Notebooks with custom web applications.

Notebook Kit is available as part of Notebooks 2.0 Technology Preview, which includes Observable Desktop, a notebook editor for macOS.

For more, see the documentation.

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2.7.1 · Oct 13, 2026

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