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Ananke

Ananke is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. Ananke: A theme for Hugo Sites. It has 1,397 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. A live demo is linked from this page. Start a project with npx degit gohugo-ananke/ananke or clone the repository.

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Get started

Copy the files into a new folder with degit (no git history), or clone the repository with git.

Add the theme to an existing Hugo site
git submodule add https://github.com/gohugo-ananke/ananke.git themes/ananke
Copy with degit
npx degit gohugo-ananke/ananke my-site
cd my-site
Or clone with git
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/gohugo-ananke/ananke.git my-site

Sources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.

About Ananke

Ananke is a flexible, production-ready starter theme for Hugo focused on accessibility, performance, and maintainable defaults.

Built with

  • Hugo
  • TypeScript
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FAQ

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What is Ananke?

Ananke is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. Ananke: A theme for Hugo Sites. It has 1,397 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. A live demo is linked from this page. Start a project with npx degit gohugo-ananke/ananke or clone the repository.

How do I use Ananke?

Copy the files into a new folder with npx degit gohugo-ananke/ananke my-site (no git history), or fork the repository on GitHub. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.

Can I use Ananke for commercial projects?

Yes. Ananke is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows commercial use as long as you keep the copyright and license notice. Third-party assets bundled with it (images, fonts, icons) may have their own terms.

Is Ananke maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 26, 2026. Its latest release is v2.19.1. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.