Frozen-Flask

What it is and what it does

Frozen-Flask takes a running Flask application and converts it into a static site—a directory of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files. Instead of serving pages dynamically from Python, the frozen output can be hosted on any web server without any server-side runtime. This is useful when you want the simplicity and performance of static hosting but prefer to author your site in Flask.

The package works by discovering routes in your Flask app, visiting each one, and writing the rendered output to disk. It depends only on flask and integrates directly into your Flask application code. The project has been maintained since 2011 and is currently supported by CourtBouillon, though releases are infrequent.

Use it for:

• Convert a Flask blog or documentation site into static files for hosting on GitHub Pages or a CDN
• Generate a static snapshot of a Flask application for archival or offline distribution
• Deploy a Flask site to environments that only support static file serving, reducing infrastructure complexity
• Build a static site workflow where Flask handles templating and routing logic

Worth the install?

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Converts a Flask application into a directory of static files that can be served by any traditional web server without a Python runtime.

Yes, if you need to convert a Flask app to static files for hosting on simple web servers or CDNs. The low install friction, permissive BSD 3-clause license, and active maintenance make it a straightforward choice for this specific task. Best suited to applications with predictable, enumerable routes.

Install

frozen-flask on PyPI

pip install frozen-flask

uv add frozen-flask

poetry add frozen-flask

Installing Frozen-Flask

Before you install

Low friction install with a single runtime dependency on flask. The project is dormant (917 days since last release) but remains actively maintained by CourtBouillon; the repository is not archived and has received recent commits.

License in practice

BSD 3-clause license is permissive; you may use, modify, and distribute the package freely in commercial and private projects, provided you retain the copyright notice and disclaimer.

Quickstart

pip install frozen-flask

from flask import Flask

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/')
def index():
    return 'Hello World'

Verify before relying

• How the package handles dynamic routes, query parameters, or client-side routing in frozen output
• Performance characteristics when freezing applications with many routes
• Compatibility with modern Flask extensions and middleware
• Whether custom route discovery or URL enumeration is required for non-standard routing patterns

Package facts

Evidence: frozen_flask-1.0.2-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: flask, static

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