# Astro Theme Cactus (Static site themes)

> Astro Theme Cactus is a free, open-source static site theme built with Astro and Tailwind CSS. A simple Astro theme. Use it to create your blog or website. It has 1,733 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and GitHub's Use this template button creates your own copy in one click.

Astro Cactus is a simple opinionated starter built with Astro. Use it to create an easy-to-use blog or website. Replace pnpm with your choice of npm / yarn

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/chrismwilliams/astro-theme-cactus |
| Built with | Astro, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript |
| Live demo | https://astro-cactus.chriswilliams.dev/ |
| GitHub template repository | yes (Use this template) |
| GitHub stars | 1,733 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Astro |
| Official | no |
| Category | Static site themes |
| Latest release | v8.3.0 (Sep 18, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 22, 2026 |

## Get started

Use this template on GitHub: https://github.com/chrismwilliams/astro-theme-cactus/generate

### Copy with degit

```sh
npx degit chrismwilliams/astro-theme-cactus my-site
cd my-site
npm install   # then run the dev script from the README
```

### Or clone with git

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/chrismwilliams/astro-theme-cactus.git my-site
```

Commercial use depends on the MIT license. Sources: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/creating-a-repository-from-a-template, https://github.com/Rich-Harris/degit

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