Gokarna Hugo
Gokarna Hugo is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. A minimal opinionated theme for Hugo. It has 545 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. A live demo is linked from this page. Start a project with npx degit gokarna-theme/gokarna-hugo or clone the repository.
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/gokarna-theme/gokarna-hugo.git themes/gokarna-hugonpx degit gokarna-theme/gokarna-hugo my-site
cd my-sitegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/gokarna-theme/gokarna-hugo.git my-siteSources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.
About Gokarna Hugo
Gokarna is an opinionated theme with a focus on minimalism and simplicity. Gokarna is fast, responsive, and SEO-friendly.
Built with
- Hugo
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What is Gokarna Hugo?
Gokarna Hugo is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. A minimal opinionated theme for Hugo. It has 545 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. A live demo is linked from this page. Start a project with npx degit gokarna-theme/gokarna-hugo or clone the repository.
How do I use Gokarna Hugo?
Copy the files into a new folder with npx degit gokarna-theme/gokarna-hugo my-site (no git history), or fork the repository on GitHub. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.
Can I use Gokarna Hugo for commercial projects?
It depends on the GPL-3.0 license. CC-BY licenses need visible attribution, GPL and AGPL licenses require sharing your changes under the same license, and other licenses have their own terms. Read the LICENSE file in the repository before shipping a client project.
Is Gokarna Hugo maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 5, 2026. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.