Hugo PaperMod
Hugo PaperMod is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. A fast, clean, responsive Hugo theme. It has 14,015 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. A live demo is linked from this page. Start a project with npx degit adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod 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/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod.git themes/hugo-papermodnpx degit adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod my-site
cd my-sitegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod.git my-siteSources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.
About Hugo PaperMod
A fast, clean, responsive Hugo theme. A fast, clean, and responsive theme for Hugo. Based on hugo-paper, with additional features and customization options.
Built with
- Hugo
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How do I use Hugo PaperMod?
Copy the files into a new folder with npx degit adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod 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 PaperMod for commercial projects?
Yes. Hugo PaperMod 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 PaperMod maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 25, 2026. Its latest release is v8.0. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.