Hugo Geekdoc
Hugo Geekdoc is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. Hugo theme made for documentation. It has 550 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. A live demo is linked from this page. Start a project with npx degit thegeeklab/hugo-geekdoc or clone the repository.
- Official
- Static site themes
- Actively maintained
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/thegeeklab/hugo-geekdoc.git themes/hugo-geekdocnpx degit thegeeklab/hugo-geekdoc my-site
cd my-sitegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/thegeeklab/hugo-geekdoc.git my-siteSources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.
About Hugo Geekdoc
Geekdoc is a simple Hugo theme for documentations. It is intentionally designed as a fast and lean theme and may not fit the requirements of complex projects. If a more feature-complete theme is required there are a lot of great alternatives out there. You can find a demo and the full documentation at
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What is Hugo Geekdoc?
Hugo Geekdoc is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. Hugo theme made for documentation. It has 550 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. A live demo is linked from this page. Start a project with npx degit thegeeklab/hugo-geekdoc or clone the repository.
How do I use Hugo Geekdoc?
Copy the files into a new folder with npx degit thegeeklab/hugo-geekdoc my-site (no git history), or fork the repository on GitHub. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.
Can I use Hugo Geekdoc for commercial projects?
Yes. Hugo Geekdoc 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 Hugo Geekdoc maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. Its latest release is v4.1.4. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.