Notebooks & data apps · Posit PBC
Quarto
Open-source scientific and technical publishing system that renders code, text, and figures into papers, reports, and websites.
Quarto is a multi-language publishing system, built by Posit as the successor to R Markdown, that renders plain-text documents combining Markdown prose with executable Python, R, Julia, or Observable JavaScript code blocks into polished output: HTML, PDF, Word, reveal.js slides, dashboards, books, or full websites. Because a Quarto document is a single source file rather than a proprietary notebook format, it works well with git version control and plain-text diffing, and can pull code cells from Jupyter notebooks or plain scripts. It is command-line and IDE based (RStudio, VS Code, Positron, Neovim), with no cloud service of its own; free static hosting for published output is available through Quarto Pub or any standard static-site host. It is widely used for reproducible research papers, technical reports, and data-driven documentation sites.
At a glance
| Vendor | Posit PBC |
|---|---|
| Pricing model | Open source + paid options |
| Free tier | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Open source | Yes (MIT) |
| Best for | Researchers and analysts producing reproducible reports, papers, or documentation sites from code. |
Pricing
Free and open source; no paid tiers. Quarto Pub offers free static hosting for published documents.
Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.
Features
- Multi-language code execution (Python, R, Julia, Observable JS) in one document
- Single plain-text source renders to HTML, PDF, Word, and slides
- Built-in dashboard and book/website layouts
- Git-friendly, diffable source format
- Cross-references, citations, and academic publishing features
- Free static publishing via Quarto Pub
- Deep integration with RStudio, Positron, and VS Code
Integrations
Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026