[_xivi]

> Why is are all static site generators (that I am aware of) are CLI? What prevent simplistic drag and drop GUI/WYSIWYG that generates those clean static files?

Check:

- Tina CMS: https://tina.io/

- Primo CMS: https://primocms.org/

More generally, try looking for `git-based cms` or `CMS+SSG`, you'll find a diverse set of solutions.

Anyway, you had it in reverse. Static generation is the easy part, while what you're looking for is a subset category of CMSs. So you should be looking under the CMS umbrella. You can also setup any generic Headless CMS to trigger generation for a static site. There's not much incentive to build a full fledged CMS, only to clip its wings and limit it to "static site only".

[redeux]

I agree with you. There’s even an ecosystem of plugins for WordPress that will generate static assets from your site.

[WhyNotHugo]

Ironically, the first link has setup instructions which use the cli:

    npx create-tina-app@latest