Ezhil
Ezhil is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. Clean and minimal personal blog theme for Hugo. It has 444 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. A live demo is linked from this page. Start a project with npx degit vividvilla/ezhil 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.
git submodule add https://github.com/vividvilla/ezhil.git themes/ezhilnpx degit vividvilla/ezhil my-site
cd my-sitegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vividvilla/ezhil.git my-siteSources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.
About Ezhil
Clean and minimal personal blog and portfolio theme for Hugo. For more information read the official setup guide of Hugo.
Built with
- Hugo
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How do I use Ezhil?
Copy the files into a new folder with npx degit vividvilla/ezhil my-site (no git history), or fork the repository on GitHub. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.
Can I use Ezhil for commercial projects?
Yes. Ezhil 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 Ezhil maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Aug 23, 2026. Its latest release is v2.0.0. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.