In this week's Zensical Monthly, we'll share more on Spark Community, launching November 5. We're rebuilding Spark from scratch for great UX, fast feedback, Open Source collaboration, and early access – shaped by a decade of building in the open. zensical.org/about/newslette…

Zensical's logo got accepted into Simple Icons! This means you'll be able to use it in badges once the next version is out ☺️ github.com/simple-icons/simp…

MkDocs 1.x is now closed to outside contributions. Meanwhile, six new MkDocs 2.0 pre-releases have been published to PyPI. We've updated our article to reflect the latest developments, what they may mean for your projects, and how you can start planning: squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-m…

Working hard on the new Zensical Spark experience – just one more month until Spark Community launches on November 5! 🤫 One of the first members-only early-access features will be our new Rust-based Markdown parser. Builds are about to get fast. ⚡ zensical.org/spark/

Full circle! 🔄 Python-Markdown – the very foundation MkDocs was built on – is now using Zensical for its own documentation 💛 python-markdown.github.io

Big thanks to all individuals who have already reserved Studio Pro / Studio Pro + Spark Community! ❤️ Your contribution helps us make Zensical sustainable and stay independent, so we can keep building it in the open without having to compromise. 🚀 zensical.org/upcoming-change…

🤫 Fewer and fewer reasons to stay on MkDocs – switch to Zensical, an actively maintained stack.

🤫 If you'd like to support our work – and get a really nice editing experience for Zensical and MkDocs, plus early access to what we're building next – check out our early supporter offer for Studio Pro and Spark Community 🚀 zensical.org/upcoming-change…

5x faster. 80% fewer tokens. Agents should edit intent, not chase references. In three paired runs, Studio also cut direct file edits by 90% while updating every affected link. We're bringing this to Zensical Studio in the coming weeks. zensical.org/studio/

Pretty happy with how yesterday went, and we're already back at it ☺️ Just released: 0.2.17 makes Connections easier to explore: – Expand all connections – Open targets directly or to the side – Reveal assets in your file explorer zensical.org/studio/

We've put a lot into this – really happy to finally share it with you ☺️

We are extending critical maintenance for Material for MkDocs by six months, through May 5, 2027. This gives you more time to evaluate the migration path, test Zensical with your existing projects, and plan a controlled transition. github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-…

After link validation, this is probably one of the most useful features we've added to Zensical Studio. Keeping incoming links intact as documentation evolves sounds simple, but involves many interesting edge cases. This was a lot of fun to build.

Great movie, even better soundtrack youtube.com/watch?v=Oee5L3ma…

I really love where this is going: one unified model of your entire documentation project, from Markdown content to configuration.

That was a lot of work, but I’m very happy with where we landed. 6 MkDocs plugin replacements, a much more efficient build architecture, and a solid foundation for what comes next!

We reduced memory use by 8x in 0.0.54. The next release cuts it another ~40%. More tomorrow.