Docsy
Docsy is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. Hugo theme for open source documentation. It has 2,972 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license. A live demo is linked from this page. Start a project with npx degit docsy/docsy or clone the repository.
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/docsy/docsy.git themes/docsynpx degit docsy/docsy my-site
cd my-sitegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/docsy/docsy.git my-siteSources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.
About Docsy
Docsy, a [Linux Foundation][] project, is a Hugo theme for technical documentation sites, providing simple navigation, site structure, and more.
Built with
- Hugo
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What is Docsy?
Docsy is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. Hugo theme for open source documentation. It has 2,972 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license. A live demo is linked from this page. Start a project with npx degit docsy/docsy or clone the repository.
How do I use Docsy?
Copy the files into a new folder with npx degit docsy/docsy my-site (no git history), or fork the repository on GitHub. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.
Can I use Docsy for commercial projects?
Yes. Docsy is released under the Apache-2.0 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 Docsy maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 8, 2026. Its latest release is v0.18.0. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.