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Hugo Ivy

Hugo Ivy is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. A two-column Hugo theme ported from Ivy. It has 291 GitHub stars and is released under the Unlicense license. A live demo is linked from this page. Start a project with npx degit yihui/hugo-ivy 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/yihui/hugo-ivy.git themes/hugo-ivy
Copy with degit
npx degit yihui/hugo-ivy my-site
cd my-site
Or clone with git
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yihui/hugo-ivy.git my-site

Sources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.

About Hugo Ivy

This Hugo theme was ported from Ivy (its original repo is no longer accessible), a minimalist website generator built in Python. I don't have time to document it. You have to read the source code to understand what it can do. Like Ivy, this theme is also released under the Unlicense, which basically means you just do whatever you want.

Built with

  • Hugo
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FAQ

Hugo Ivy FAQ

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What is Hugo Ivy?

Hugo Ivy is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. A two-column Hugo theme ported from Ivy. It has 291 GitHub stars and is released under the Unlicense license. A live demo is linked from this page. Start a project with npx degit yihui/hugo-ivy or clone the repository.

How do I use Hugo Ivy?

Copy the files into a new folder with npx degit yihui/hugo-ivy 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 Ivy for commercial projects?

Yes. Hugo Ivy is released under the Unlicense 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 Ivy maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Jul 1, 2026. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.