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Docsy

Docsy is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. Hugo theme for open source documentation. It has 2,976 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license. A live demo is linked from this page. Start a project with npx degit docsy/docsy 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/docsy/docsy.git themes/docsy
Copy with degit
npx degit docsy/docsy my-site
cd my-site
Or clone with git
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/docsy/docsy.git my-site

Sources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.

About Docsy

Docsy, a [Linux Foundation][] project, is a [Hugo][] theme for technical documentation sites. This [monorepo][] holds the theme and its user guide.

Built with

  • Hugo
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FAQ

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How do I use Docsy?

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

Can I use Docsy for commercial projects?

Yes. Docsy is released under the Apache-2.0 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 Docsy maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 28, 2026. Its latest release is v0.18.0. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.