Pagefind

Static-site search — build-time, tiny client, zero infra

Pagefind

Role

Powers the search box on oriz-blog, oriz-books, oriz-me. Indexes generated dist/ HTML at build time, ships a small JS client.

Free tier

• Open source, no quota, no account
• Just an npm package and a build step

Card / subscription required?

NO. It’s a CLI tool you run during build. There is no service.

Alternatives

• Algolia free (1M docs / 10K searches)
• MiniSearch (client-side, also no service)

Swap cost

Low — Pagefind is a build step. Removing it removes a build step.

Why this is our pick

Zero infra. Indexes the same dist/ we deploy. No service to re-authenticate, no quota to track.

Cross-refs

• Cloudflare Pages — hosts the indexed dist

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