Academic Pages
Academic Pages is a free, open-source portfolio template built with HTML and Jekyll. Github Pages template based upon HTML and Markdown for personal, portfolio-based websites. It has 17,700 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and GitHub's Use this template button creates your own copy in one click.
github.com/academicpages/academicpages.github.io (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub template
- Portfolio templates
- Actively maintained
Get started
Use this template creates your own GitHub repository from it. To work locally, copy the files with degit (no git history) or clone the repository.
npx degit academicpages/academicpages.github.io my-site
cd my-site
bundle install
bundle exec jekyll servegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/academicpages/academicpages.github.io.git my-siteSources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.
About Academic Pages
Additional tutorials for working with the Academic Pages template can be found at the following sites: - When you are initially working on your website, it is very useful to be able to preview the changes locally before pushing them to GitHub. To work locally you will need to:
Built with
- HTML
- Jekyll
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What is Academic Pages?
Academic Pages is a free, open-source portfolio template built with HTML and Jekyll. Github Pages template based upon HTML and Markdown for personal, portfolio-based websites. It has 17,700 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and GitHub's Use this template button creates your own copy in one click.
How do I use Academic Pages?
Click Use this template on GitHub to create your own repository from it with a fresh history, or copy the files locally with npx degit academicpages/academicpages.github.io my-site. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.
Can I use Academic Pages for commercial projects?
Yes. Academic Pages 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 Academic Pages maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 6, 2026. Its latest release is v0.9. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.