Hugo Theme Zen
Hugo Theme Zen is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. A fast and clean Hugo base theme with css-grid and Hugo pipes support. It has 359 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license. A live demo is linked from this page.
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/frjo/hugo-theme-zen.git themes/hugo-theme-zennpx degit frjo/hugo-theme-zen my-site
cd my-sitegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/frjo/hugo-theme-zen.git my-siteSources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.
About Hugo Theme Zen
Zen theme strives to be as clean and standard compliant as possible with some neat features. A solid base for your custom Hugo theme.
Built with
- Hugo
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What is Hugo Theme Zen?
Hugo Theme Zen is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. A fast and clean Hugo base theme with css-grid and Hugo pipes support. It has 359 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license. A live demo is linked from this page.
How do I use Hugo Theme Zen?
Copy the files into a new folder with npx degit frjo/hugo-theme-zen 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 Theme Zen for commercial projects?
It depends on the GPL-2.0 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 Hugo Theme Zen maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 28, 2026. Its latest release is v7.1.0. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.