About Pagefind
Pagefind is a fully static search library designed for large sites, delivering fast, in-browser search with minimal bandwidth and no hosting infrastructure. It serves developers and content teams by attaching to built static sites after generation, supporting many frameworks and adding a static search bundle plus a prebuilt UI to enable in-site search without configuration.
Key Features
On large, content-heavy sites, Pagefind keeps in-browser search snappy by serving chunked indices that load as needed, avoiding centralized hosting:
Zero-config multilingual support
Pagefind detects multiple languages automatically without extra setup.
Rich filtering engine
Facets, filters, and metadata refine results, ideal for knowledge bases.
Return results for sections of a page
Search results can link directly to specific sections within a page for precise navigation.
Index anything
The NodeJS indexing library can process PDFs, JSON files, subtitles, and other assets.
Summary
Best for developers and content teams at large static sites, as well as marketing and ops teams needing fast, low-bandwidth in-browser search.
