# Risotto (Static site themes)

> Risotto is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. A minimalist, responsive hugo theme inspired by terminal ricing aesthetics. It has 622 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. A live demo is linked from this page.

risotto is a minimalist, responsive hugo theme inspired by terminal ricing aesthetics. The easiest way to install the theme is to download the latest release and extract it to your project's themes/ directory. You can also clone this repository into your site's themes directory and checkout the latest release:

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/joeroe/risotto |
| Built with | Hugo |
| Live demo | https://risotto.joeroe.io |
| GitHub template repository | no |
| GitHub stars | 622 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | CSS |
| Official | no |
| Category | Static site themes |
| Latest release | v0.5.1 (Apr 3, 2026) |
| Last commit | Aug 12, 2026 |

## Get started

### Add the theme to a Hugo site

```sh
git submodule add https://github.com/joeroe/risotto.git themes/risotto
```

### Copy with degit

```sh
npx degit joeroe/risotto my-site
cd my-site
```

### Or clone with git

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joeroe/risotto.git my-site
```

Commercial use depends on the MIT license. Sources: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/creating-a-repository-from-a-template, https://github.com/Rich-Harris/degit

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