How a folder of markdown files becomes a complete documentation site — with no migration, no import tool, and no compromise.
You have a folder of markdown files. Maybe it's a project wiki that grew organically. Maybe it's API documentation your team has been maintaining in a git repo. Maybe it's notes from years of work that you've never had the energy to turn into a proper website.
With Uniweb, you don't have to turn them into anything. You point a Documentation Foundation at the folder, and the files become your site.
How it works
Open the Uniweb desktop app. Choose a Documentation Foundation — D1 for sidebar navigation with deep hierarchy, or D2 for a flatter, single-page approach. Then point it at your folder.
The folder structure becomes your navigation. Subfolders become sections. Files become pages. Front matter, if you use it, provides metadata. If you don't use front matter, the file name and first heading are enough.
What you get
Full navigation panel generated from your folder structure
In-page "On this page" navigation from your headings
Built-in search across all your content
Rich rendering of tables, images, videos, and code blocks
Version support for maintaining multiple releases
Responsive design that works on every device
You didn't configure any of this. The Foundation provides the design system — the layouts, the components, the navigation patterns, the search index. Your markdown provides the content. They meet in the middle.
Collaboration
Because the source is just files, collaboration works through any mechanism you already use for files. A shared Dropbox or Google Drive folder. A git repository. A network drive. Each person edits markdown in whatever tool they prefer — VS Code, Obsidian, a plain text editor — and the site reflects the changes.
For teams that want visual editing, each collaborator can use their free Uniweb seat to open the same project and work through the visual editor. The content stays in markdown. The editing experience is visual. Both workflows coexist.
Publishing
When you're ready to go live, publish from the app. The Standard plan at $14/mo gives you fast hosting with a global CDN and custom domain. If your docs site needs to rank in search engines, the Professional plan at $29/mo generates fully optimized static pages.
The publish wizard walks you through the options. You don't need to understand the infrastructure. You just need to know whether people will find your site through search or through direct links.
What stays the same
Your files don't change. There's no proprietary format, no database migration, no lock-in. If you ever leave Uniweb, your content is exactly where you left it — a folder of markdown files that any other tool can read.
That's the point. The Foundation handles the design, the structure, and the publishing. Your content stays yours.