# Building docs with Starlight and Astro


Original: https://codingcat.dev/podcast/cwcc-1-building-docs-with-starlight-and-astro

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Starlight, a documentation theme from [Astro](https://astro.build/), simplifies creating accessible, high-performance websites. Key features include:

1. **Content Support**: Starlight is compatible with Markdown, MDX, or Markdoc formats, facilitating quick website creation.
2. **Customization Options**: It offers dark and light color themes, full internationalization support for multilingual content, and built-in site search functionality.
3. **Component Flexibility**: Starlight supports built-in components and also allows integration of components from various frameworks like React, Preact, Svelte, Vue, Solid, Lit, and Alpine.
4. **Customization Tools**: The platform includes a color theme editor for easy customization, offering options for inspiration, pre-built themes, or brand-specific adjustments.
5. **Usability**: Designed for both small weekend projects and mature products, Starlight aims to provide a high-performance, accessible solution for documentation needs.

For more detailed information and to get started with Starlight, visit their [Getting Started page](https://starlight.astro.build/getting-started/).