Wok is similar in concept to other static site generators, like Jekyll, Hyde, and nanoc, but different in a few ways, like a page/subpage category system, and a restricted focus of features. For example, instead of providing tools to generate RSS feeds directly, the tools that are needed to build a generic XML document are provided.

Wok offers:

• Content and presentation are separated
• Markdown, reStructuredText, and plain text renders
• Jinja2-based templating system
• Optional syntax highlighting via Pygments
• Tagging and a hierarchical category system
• Simple development server
• Pagination support
• Custom Python hooks that run during site generation